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  pitted dates

  150 g
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  bicarbonate of soda

  1 ½ tsp
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  water

  180 g
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  butter to grease

Sticky toffee sauce

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  unsalted butter cut into pieces

  60 g
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  soft brown sugar

  60 g
  60 g brown sugar
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  golden syrup

  75 g
  75 g honey
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  full cream milk

  40 g
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  natural vanilla extract

  ¼ tsp
  ½ tsp vanilla sugar

Sticky toffee puddings

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  unsalted butter cut into pieces

  40 g
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  dark brown sugar

  110 g
  110 g brown sugar
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  plain flour

  150 g
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  baking powder

  ½ tsp
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  egg

  1
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  water

  700 g
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  ice cream to serve