Flowing Walnut Pudding

Ingredients

Butter or margarine - 150 g
Soft brown sugar - 150 g
Pears, peeled, halved and cored - 3
Whole walnuts - 6
Walnuts, ground - 1/4 cup
Eggs - 2
Self-rising  flour - 1 cup
Mixed (apple-pie) spice - 1 tsp
Milk - 1 tbsp
Rolled oats - 1/4 cup
Cream or Custard Sauce, to serve

Method :

1.Grease the base of an ovenproof dish with a little butter or margarine

2.Sprinkle   the above with a 1 tbsp of the sugar.

3.Place a walnut in the dip in each pear half and arrange the pears, flat-side down, on the base of the dish.

4.Cream the remaining butter or margarine and sugar until smooth, then mix in the ground walnuts, eggs, flour, spice, milk and oats.

5.Spoon the mixture over the pears and bake in a preheated oven at 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5 for 35 minutes until well risen and golden brown.

6.Turn out of the dish and serve with cream or Custard Sauce.