We Want Some Figgy Pudding Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 2 cups mission figs (buy 1 lb. chop yourself)
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp 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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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 930.72 Kcal (3897 kJ)
Calories from fat 167.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.64g 29%
Cholesterol 100.63mg 34%
Sodium 583.03mg 24%
Potassium 1130.88mg 24%
Total Carbs 139g 46%
Sugars 90.86g 363%
Dietary Fiber 8.97g 36%
Protein 10.97g 22%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 5.4mg 30%
Calcium 398.8mg 40%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 270.18 Kcal (1131 kJ)
Calories from fat 48.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.41g 29%
Cholesterol 29.21mg 34%
Sodium 169.25mg 24%
Potassium 328.29mg 24%
Total Carbs 40.35g 46%
Sugars 26.38g 363%
Dietary Fiber 2.6g 36%
Protein 3.18g 22%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 1.6mg 30%
Calcium 115.8mg 40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.4
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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