APRICOT AND WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN PUDDING

Preparation Method :

• To make the pudding, butter the base and sides of a deep dish. Add the butter or margarine.
• Melt, uncovered, on Defrost for 2 minutes. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter so that it almost covers the base of the dish.
• Arrange the apricot halves on top of the sugar, cut sides facing, the walnut halves.
• To make the topping, sift the flour into a bowl. Finely rub in the butter or margarine. Add the sugar and orange peel and toss to combine.
• Thoroughly beat together the remaining ingredients, then stir into the dry ingredients until mixed throughly. Spread over the fruit and nuts.
• Cook, uncovered, on Full for 10 - 12 minutes. Allow to stand for 5 minutes, then turn out into a shallow dish.
• Heat the reserved syrup on Full for 20 - 30 seconds. Serve the pudding with coffee ice cream and the warm syrup.