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Melissa

More Recipes:

• Pumpkin Pancakes
• Snickerdoodles

  Figgy Pudding
  Ingredients
  1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
  2 eggs
  1 cup molasses
  2 cups dried figs (about 1 pound), stems removed, chopped fine
  1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  1 cup buttermilk
  1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  2 teaspoons baking powder
  1 teaspoon salt
  1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  Garnish
  Whipped cream
  

  Instructions
  In an electric mixer, cream the butter until fluffy. Add the eggs and molasses and beat again. Add the figs, lemon peel, buttermilk, and walnuts and blend 1 minute. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until everything is incorporated. Grease and flour and 8 by 4-inch souffle dish and pour in the batter. Bake in a 325-degree F. oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Spoon the pudding out onto plates or cut it into wedges. Garnish with the whipped cream.

  Yield: 12 servings

  Credit:
  From: The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas by Jeff Smith