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  pitted dates

  110 g
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  bicarbonate of soda

  1 ¼ tsp
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  water

  140 g
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  butter to grease

Sticky toffee sauce

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  unsalted butter cut into pieces

  45 g
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  soft brown sugar

  45 g
  45 g brown sugar
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  golden syrup

  55 g
  55 g honey
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  full cream milk

  30 g
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  natural vanilla extract

  ¼ tsp
  ⅓ tsp vanilla sugar

Sticky toffee puddings

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  unsalted butter

  30 g
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  dark brown sugar

  80 g
  80 g brown sugar
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  plain flour

  110 g
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  baking powder

  ¼ tsp
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  egg

  1
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  water

  630 g
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  ice cream to serve