Sheila's Pudding

Ingredients

• 6 ripe peaches or nectarines, halved and stones removed
• 4 heaped teaspoons unrefined sugar, like turbinado
• 4 tablespoons water
• 1 vanilla pod, scored lengthwise and seeds removed
• 4 1/2 ounces butter
• 4 1/2 ounces caster sugar
• 2 large free-range eggs
• 4 1/2 ounces self-raising flour

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the peaches in a saucepan with the unrefined sugar, the vanilla seeds and 4 tablespoons of water. Simmer for 5 minutes and then place into a well greased and lightly floured ovenproof dish or bowl. Beat together the butter, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Add the flour, mix thoroughly and spread over the peaches.

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve with hot custard or something cold, like vanilla ice-cream or creme fraiche.