We Want Some Figgy Pudding

We Want Some Figgy Pudding

Time: 24 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 cups mission figs (buy 1 lb. chop yourself)
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups brandy
• cheesecloth

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 Grease a 9-inch tube pan.
• 3 Beat butter until soft.
• 4 Add eggs and molasses and beat till fluffy.
• 5 Add chopped figs (try to use good quality figs), grated lemon rind, and buttermilk.
• 6 In another bowl combine all the rest of the ingredients (all dry ingredients).
• 7 Pour dry ingredients into fig mixture and stir well.
• 8 Pour into tube pan and cook for about an hour or until toothpick comes out pretty clean.
• 9 After about 15 minutes, try to dislodge cake and put out onto a baking rack.
• 10 Soak enough cheese cloth to go around the cake a couple times in brandy.
• 11 When cake is cool, wrap it up well and soak for 24 hours.
• 12 Serve with hard sauce.

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