Lemon and strawberry self-saucing pudding

Ingredients

Serves 6-8 people
Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 35 mins

• 250g punnet strawberries, sliced
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 50g unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tsps finely grated lemon rind
• 2 tblsps lemon juice
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water
• Cream, to serve

Directions

1. Lightly grease a shallow ovenproof dish (8-cup capacity).
2. Arrange strawberries over base. Combine flour and cup of the sugar in a medium bowl. Add egg, butter, milk and rind. Stir until smooth.
3. Pour over strawberries in prepared dish. Sprinkle evenly with remaining sugar.
4. Combine juice and water in a medium jug. Gently pour over pudding mixture.
5. Cook in a moderate oven (180C) for 35 minutes, or until browned and cooked. Stand for 5 minutes if possible.
6. Serve hot with cream.

Substitutes

• Replace the lemon with orange
• Replace the strawberries with blueberries.