Toffee Sticks

6 servings

40 minutes

This dessert has a very archival, almost Victorian look, but was actually invented in the 70s - so just over forty years ago - and quickly became a classic.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 712.8
• Proteins: 5.2g
• Fats: 36.2g
• Carbohydrates: 92.7g

Ingredients

• Pitted dates: 160 g
• Demerara sugar: 320 g
• Butter: 160 g
• Wheat flour: 160 g
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Cream 35%: 160 ml
• Sour cream 30%: to taste
• Olive oil: 1 tbsp
• Baking powder: 6 g
• Soda: 6 g
• Coarse sea salt: pinch

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2. Place the pan on high heat, add butter, cream, half of the demerara sugar, and a pinch of sea salt.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 160 g
   • Cream 35%: 160 ml
   • Demerara sugar: 320 g
   • Coarse sea salt:  pinch

3. Wait for the sugar to dissolve, reduce the heat, and cook the sauce while stirring for about five minutes.

4. Sprinkle chopped dates with soda and pour 80 ml of hot boiled water.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pitted dates: 160 g
   • Soda: 6 g

5. Mix olive oil with the remaining sugar, add a lightly beaten egg, and stir well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 1 tablespoon
   • Demerara sugar: 320 g
   • Chicken egg: 1 piece

6. Mix flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt in a separate bowl, then gently add to the egg-sugar mixture.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 160 g
   • Baking powder: 6 g
   • Coarse sea salt:  pinch

7. Then add dates to the dough.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pitted dates: 160 g

8. Distribute the prepared dough into the molds.

9. Wrap them in foil and place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for twenty-five minutes. To check the pudding's readiness, you can insert a knife or toothpick - they should come out clean from the batter.

10. Remove the pudding from the molds and pour hot sauce over it.

11. Serve with a very cold spoonful of sour cream.

    Required ingredients:

    • Sour cream 30%:  to taste