Blueberry Sponge Pudding

Ingredients

The dessert is mildly sweet and buttery. To make it, you´ll need:

6 eggs
200gm sugar
40gm melted butter
320ml milk
350gm flour
200gm frozen blueberries
salt and a squeeze of lemon to taste
4 tsps baking powder

For the vanilla Sauce

180ml cream
180ml milk
75gm sugar
4 egg yolks
a few drops of vanilla essence


Method

1. Beat the eggs with sugar before adding the melted butter, salt and lemon juice. Then add in the milk.

2. Next, add in the flour and the baking powder. Mix them well.

3. Grease some small bowls or coffee cups.

4. Put in a spoonful of frozen blueberries. They must be frozen because, ?This will keep intact the form of the berries, intact and prevent them from breaking up into the sponge mix while being steamed.?

5. Then pour in three-quarters of the sponge mix into the cup or bowl of frozen berries. Now you are ready to steam them in your steamer for 20 to 25 minutes. The mix will make 10 to 12 cups.
To prepare vanilla sauce

1. Heat the milk to just before a boil. On a low fire, add in cream and keep stirring.

2. Add in sugar, egg yolks, vanilla essence and continue stirring until you have a smooth texture.

TIPS: The steamed sponge will keep in the fridge for a few days. All you need to do is microwave it on medium heat for 10 seconds before serving. You can replace the blueberries with other frozen berries. Or mix them up. Instead of little cups, you can also use a big bowl, depending on whether your steaming apparatus can contain it.