Make the syrup; add the golden syrup, brown sugar, butter and water into a large saucepan and bring to the boil until combined and smooth. Make the dumpling batter; using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour and salt until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Mix the milk, egg and remaining golden syrup in a jug until mostly combined.
Maggie Beer's Golden Syrup Dumplings is her mother's family recipe and are such a simple dessert that can be made with simple staples from the pantry. 1 Sift the self-raising flour into a bowl and add a pinch of salt. 2 Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs, add the whisked egg and stir to combine.
Rub butter into flour, add liquid and mix into a soft dough. Place ingredients for syrup into a saucepan, stir until sugar is dissolved and bring to the boil. Place tablespoons of dough into pie dish. Pour syrup over dumplings and bake in oven for 25 minutes at 375F degrees. Serve with custard, cream, or icecream (or all of these!).
You can add some spices into the dumplings to add a bit more flavor. A bit of cinnamon and nutmeg will make a lovely spiced dumpling that goes perfectly with the golden syrup sauce.