Hot Fig Pudding
Ingredients
PUDDING
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup molasses
2 cup finely chopped dried figs
1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp salt
HOT WINE SAUCE
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup dry sherry
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Preparation
Pudding: Cream butter until soft. Beat in eggs and molasses until
fluffy. Stir in figs, lemon peel and buttermilk. Resift flour with
soda, baking powder, ginger and salt. Stir dry ingredients into
pudding mixture. Pour into greased 9 inch tube pan.
Bake at 325 degrees 1 hour until done. Meanwhile, to make sauce, cream
butter and sugar until light. Beat in eggs. Stir in sherry, lemon
peel and nutmeg. Shortly before serving, beat sauce over hot water in
double boiler. Heat thoroughly. Serve with hot pudding.
Servings: 10
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