Fast Desserts Recipes - Individual Self - Golden Syrup Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (185g) self-raising flour

• 60g butter, chopped

• 1 egg

• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Syrup

• 1 cup (250g) sugar

• 40g butter

• 2 tablespoons golden syrup

• 1/4 cup (60ml) lemon juice

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Method:

1. Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl and add the chopped butter. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre and add the combined egg and milk and mix with a flat-baked knife, using a cutting action until the mixture comes together in a soft dough.

2. To make the syrup, place the sugar, butter, golden syrup, lemon juice and 2 cups (500ml) water in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat for 3 minutes, or until the sugar had dissolved.

3. Bring to the boil, then gently drop spoonfuls of the dough into the syrup to make 12 dumplings. Cover, reduce the heat at low and simmer, turning once, for 10-15 minutes, or until a knife inserted into a dumpling comes out clean.

4. Spoon onto serving plates and drizzle with some of the syrup. Serve immediately with some whipped cream, if desired.