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| Alternative names | Sticky date pudding |
|---|---|
| Type | Pudding |
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | England |
| Region or state | Northern England |
| Main ingredients | Sponge cake, dates, toffee |
Sticky toffee pudding is an English dessert consisting of a moist sponge cake covered in a toffee sauce, often served with a vanilla custard or vanilla ice cream.[1] It is widely served in the Lake District in North West England, where it is a culinary symbol.[2]
Composition
[edit]Sticky toffee pudding comprises moist sponge cake which contains finely chopped dates covered with toffee sauce.[2] The sponge is often light and fluffy, closer to a muffin consistency rather than a heavier traditional English sponge, and is sometimes lightly flavoured with nuts or spices such as cloves.[2][3] The toffee sauce is usually made from double cream and different dark sugars (brown sugar, jaggery, molasses sugar, muscovado, panela, peen tong).[3]
Sticky toffee pudding is most commonly served with custard or vanilla ice cream, the vanilla flavour of these complementing the richer flavours of the pudding.[3] It may also be served with single cream.
Origin
[edit]The origin of sticky toffee pudding is disputed.[2] It was popularised in the 1970s by Francis Coulson and Robert Lee, who served it at the Sharrow Bay Country House hotel in the Lake District in North West England.[4][5] Brian Sack, a former co-owner of the hotel, said the toffee sauce was inspired by Canadian recipes that used maple syrup.[2] David Naylor, a chef who worked at the hotel the 1980s, said it was adapted from the traditional date sponge.[6] Other pubs have laid claim to earlier creations, including the Gait Inn in Millington, East Riding of Yorkshire (claimed to 1907) and the Udny Arms Hotel in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire (1960s).[7]
A take-home version to heat in an oven or microwave was developed in 1989 by the owners of the Village Shop in Cartmel on the edge of the Lake District.[2][8] It became popular and by the late 1990s was being sold in supermarkets across the UK.[8] By 2009, sticky toffee pudding made by various brands was widely available in England from manufacturers to bake at home.[9]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe - OAKDEN". Recipewise.co.uk. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 MacEacheran, Mike (16 July 2021). "The contentious origins of England's famous pudding". BBC. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- 1 2 3 Cloake, Felicity (14 April 2011). "How to cook perfect sticky toffee pudding". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ "Puddings: how they have changed through history". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2018
- ↑ "The First Sticky Toffee Pudding - Luxury Lake District Hotel". www.sharrowbay.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ "The toffee trailblazer and its sticky pudding pride". BBC News. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Davis, Jassy. "Will the real sticky toffee pudding please stand up?". Love Food. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- 1 2 Mayoh, Emma (7 October 2015). "Cartmel sticky toffee pudding celebrate 25 years". Great British Life. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ↑ Miers, Tomasina (18 July 2009). "Who wants pudding?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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