The best sticky toffee pudding recipe
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Sweet, deep and surprisingly light, this sticky toffee pudding beats all others
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Haarala Hamilton and Valerie Berry
Diana Henry,
The Telegraph s award-winning cookery writer
4 April 2021 ⢠6:00am
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Weâve all had different versions of this, from the stodgy to the ethereally light. Iâve often only eaten half a bowlful. People love it, but it can be dense and incredibly sweet. This is my very favourite version â itâs wonderful â cooked by Ben Stanley and Paul Weaver at Noble Rot restaurant in Bloomsbury, London. Itâs rich â of course it is â but light. The black treacle is what makes this one so good, along with the use of decent butter and Medjool dates. This is not a healthy pudding â it almost goes without saying â but itâs not something you eat every day.
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