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     Title: Dermot Staunton's Coffee & Ale Treacle Pudding w/Stout Ice Cream
Categories: Desserts, Puddings, Beer, I scream, Nuts
     Yield: 8 servings

   100 g  Toasted walnuts

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   120 g  Unsalted butter
   550 g  Golden syrup
   100 ml Black coffee IPA
   150 g  Malt extract
     2 tb Instant coffee
    75 ml Cream
     3 lg Whole eggs
     3    Egg yolks
   150 g  Fresh breadcrumbs
   150 g  Porridge oats
     1    Lemon; juice only

MMMMM----------------------STOUT ICE CREAM---------------------------
     4    Egg yolks
   175 g  Sugar
   300 ml Stout; reduced by half
   600 ml Cream
   150 ml Milk
   100 g  Black treacle

MMMMM-----------------------COFFEE CARAMEL----------------------------
   200 g  Sugar
   230 ml Cream
     2 tb Instant coffee
    35 ml Coffee liqueur

MMMMM-----------------------PICKLED APPLE----------------------------
   100 ml Water
    80 g  Sugar
   1/2    Lemon, juice only
     2    Granny Smith apples
     5    Biscuits; garnish

 Set the oven to 180 C/350 F/gas mark 4.

 Start by lining a 30x20 cm rectangle tin with greaseproof paper.

 Place the butter and golden syrup in a pot and warm gently, until the
 butter melts. Add the malt, ale, coffee and cream and warm again.

 Remove from the heat. Place in a clean bowl and quickly whisk in the
 eggs and egg yolks one by one, followed by the breadcrumbs, oats and
 lemon juice. Pour the whole mix into the lined tray and place straight
 in the oven. It's important to work quickly at this stage so the dry
 ingredients don't sink, causing the cake to split.

 Bake four 30 minutes. Check the pudding - it is ready when it looks
 set when gently shaken. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Turn
 out onto a chopping and, using a sharp knife dipped in boiling water,
 portion the pudding into squares.

 TO MAKE THE ICE CREAM: Place the eggs, sugar and reduced stout in a
 bowl. Whisk together until well combined. Bring the cream, milk and
 treacle to a boil. Pour onto the egg mixture, whisking continuously.
 Return to a pot and place over a low heat. Cook, stirring regularly
 until the mixture coats the back of a spoon or reaches 80?C/175?F on a
 thermometer. Pass and chill in the fridge, ideally overnight. When
 cold, whisk back together and freeze in an ice cream machine.

 Be extra careful when cooking with sugar as it can be a dangerous
 business due to the high temperatures involved. Try to follow the
 instructions and work safely. Place the sugar in a clean pot and place
 over a medium heat.

 In a separate pot, bring the cream, coffee and liquor to a boil and
 keep warm. It's important to warm the cream so that it doesn't spit
 or boil over when you add it to the sugar.

 Slowly caramelise the sugar until it reaches a medium to dark brown
 colour. Lift the pot and swirl it around so the sugar cooks evenly. Do
 not attempt to stir the sugar as it will crystallise, ruining the
 caramel. Reduce the heat and pour the cream mixture on top. The mix
 will bubble up at this stage so work carefully. Stir with a wooden
 spoon as it cools. Place in a clean container.

 FOR THE PICKLED APPLE: Bring the water and sugar to the boil. Allow to
 cool. When cold, add the lemon juice. An hour before you are ready to
 serve, core the apples and slice very thinly on a mandolin. Submerge
 in the pickle liquor and set aside.

 Toast 100 g walnuts in an oven # 180 C/350 F/gas mark 4 for six
 minutes. Remove, cool and chop.

 TO SERVE: Put a swipe of the coffee caramel on each plate. Warm the
 pudding on a low oven for four minutes or place in a plastic container
 with a lid, and flash in a microwave for 30 seconds. Place on the
 plate beside a spoon of the toasted walnuts. Put a scoop of ice cream
 on top of the walnuts. Arrange the apple and biscuits around the
 plate. Grate some fresh walnut over the pudding.

 TIP: If you don't have an ice-cream maker, gently heat the mix and
 serve as a warm stout custard or just replace it with vanilla
 ice-cream.

 RECIPE FROM: https://foodandwine.ie

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