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Planning makes perfect - Previous RSPCA Good Business Award winners in the food category, Marks and Spencer featured strongly again in the popular People’s Choice Supermarket Award – for continuing to hoist the banner for animal welfare, much to the appreciation of their loyal customers.
Find out more about the M&S Plan A commitment – 'Doing the right thing' they call it - we think they’re definitely on the right track.
Toffee Pudding Recipe
A winter dessert to add a little comfort to your eating...
Serves: 6-8 Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 2 hours
Ingredients
150g unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing
150g dark muscovado sugar
1 tbsp golden syrup
3 free range eggs, lightly beaten
150g self-raising flour
100g dates, chopped
½ jar Rich Caramel Toffee Sauce
50g walnut pieces
Method
Grease a 1-litre pudding basin with a little butter. Use an electric whisk to beat the butter, adding the sugar in stages, and whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Pour in the golden syrup and whisk until combined. Gradually add the eggs, a little at a time, along with 1 tbsp of the flour.
Using a metal spoon, fold in the remaining flour and dates. Spoon the mixture into the basin. Cover with a buttered piece of foil, making a pleat in the centre to allow the pudding to rise. Secure with string and steam in a covered pan half full of boiling water for 2 hours, ensuring the pan doesn’t boil dry.
Meanwhile, toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan, taking care they don’t burn. Just before the pudding is ready, gently heat half the caramel sauce in a pan and stir in the toasted walnuts.
When the pudding is cooked, remove the foil, run a knife around the edge of the basin and cover with a plate. Flip over the pudding so it is the right way up and remove the basin. Pour over the sauce and serve.
Did you know?
M&S first introduced free-range eggs for sale in their stores in 1985. By 2002 all M&S products with either whole eggs or eggs as ingredients were from eggs from free-range hens.
The M&S Plan A commits to converting all their whole fresh turkey, geese and duck; and fresh pork products to free range by 2012.
The M&S Plan A states that M&S will work in partnership with the RSPCA to develop a tailored approach to animal welfare in general merchandise raw material supply chains by 2012.
2 comments
My Mum shopped at Marks and Spennies (as I like to call it), but I didn't until quite recently when I heard about their non-animal testing policy. Now I make a beeline for the place! I happily spend a little bit more to get unfailingly excellent food, household and cosmetic products, knowing that they haven't caused misery to the beings we share the planet with x
Posted by: Sonia Hunt 28th Jul 2010
M& S were the first supermarket to use ONLY Free Range Eggs in ALL their foods. Please ask them to use ORGANIC MILK in ALL their products. Be the FIRST to supply ONLY Free Range Organic - esp. Chicken & Pork . Come on M& S YOU can DO it....
Posted by: Christine Burn 16th Jul 2011
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