Ingredients:
250 grams of figs
1¼ cups of fresh breadcrumbs
1 cup of almonds or walnuts
1 cup of light brown sugar (scant)
½ cup of candied grapefruit peel
¼ cup of candied lemon peel
3 tablespoons of melted butter
4 eggs, beaten
½ teaspoon of cinnamon
¼ teaspoon of nutmeg
Putting it together:
Chop the figs and mix with fluffy breadcrumbs.
Brown the almonds or walnuts (it using almonds, they should be blanched
and skinned and chopped. Walnuts should be chopped).
Mix with all the other ingredients.
Put the mixture into a greased mould and steam 2½ hours
(The pudding may also be baked in a 325 oven for 1 hour).
Moist, soft grapefruit peel adds a very good flavour.
Serve with a brandy and cream sauce.
Note:
Figgie pudding was expected as a part of the Christmas feast in England.
Great ceremony was given to bringing it in. Often a little spirit was
poured on to allow a flame to rise from the pudding.
Recipe sent in by Nan, Alexandra
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