CHOCOLATE JAFFA PUDDINGS

One thing I really enjoy about cooking is trying new recipes out on my family and friends. One of my friends and I have started a bit of a Saturday night tradition whereby we take turns at having dinner at each others' places with our children. We've named it "Our Potluck Dinners" and the fun part about it is that we don't tell each other what we're going to be making, we just turn up with it so it's always great not knowing, apart what we've made ourselves, exactly what we're going to be eating that night. We always joke that one of these days we're going to turn up with the same thing...I still think this wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing as even with the same dish, there is also great variations in recipes and tastes so it'd still be fun trying someone else's version of yours.

                                                                         CHOCOLATE JAFFA PUDDINGS




125g Dark Chocolate, chopped
75g Butter, chopped
1/3 cup Water
1/3 cup Caster Sugar
1 teasp. grated Orange Rind
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cups S.R Flour
1/2 cup Plain Flour


JAFFA SAUCE:-

100g Dark Chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup Cream
2 T Orange Juice


1. Combine chocolate, butter, water, sugar and rind in a pan; stir over low
    heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat
    and cool slightly.


2. Add eggs to chocolate mixture; mix well.


3. Stir in sifted flours; mix until smooth.


4. Spoon the mixture into 6 greased pudding moulds (1/2 cup capacity).
   Place the moulds into a baking dish with enough hot water to come halfway 
   up the sides. Bake at 200 degrees celsius for about 25 minutes or until 
   firm. Stand puddings 5 minutes before turning onto serving plates.


5. Serve puddings with Jaffa Sauce and/or ice cream.


6. Jaffa Sauce: Combine chocolate and cream in a small bowl; stand the 
   bowl in a pan of simmering water and stir until chocolate is melted and
   mixture is smooth. Remove from heat; gradually stir in orange juice.
   Best made close to serving...Serves 6.


COOKING HINTS FROM VON:-


* For a shortcut, the Jaffa Sauce can easily be made in the microwave.
   Combine chocolate and cream in a small bowl, microwave on HIGH for
   1 minute; mix until smooth. Gradually stir in orange juice.


* If you don't have any pudding moulds, try using small earthenware teacups.