Fig pudding recipe?

Does anyone have a recipe for traditional fig pudding with hard sauce? An out of state relative sends it to us for thanksgiving but she wont tell us the recipe. I really want to surprise everyone at


Christmas and make it for my family Thanks...

Fig pudding recipe?
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
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Reply:Fig Pudding





INGREDIENTS


2 cups bread crumbs


4 teaspoons baking powder


1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg


1/2 teaspoon ground cloves


1/2 cup butter


1/4 cup milk


4 eggs, beaten


2/3 cup white sugar


2 pounds dried figs, quartered


1/2 cup chopped pecans











DIRECTIONS


In a large bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Cut the butter into the crumb mixture using a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture is coarse and crumbly. Butter lumps should be no larger than peas. Mix in the milk, eggs and sugar until well blended, then stir in figs and pecans. Cover, and let stand for 30 minutes.


Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease a large pudding mold. Give the batter another stir before transferring to the prepared pudding mold. Place the mold into another larger baking dish, place the pudding mold and dish into the oven, then fill the outer dish with at least 1 inch of water.


Steam for 4 hours in the preheated oven, or until the pudding is firm. Cool slightly before removing from the mold.











Hard Sauce





INGREDIENTS


1/2 cup butter


1/2 cup white sugar


1 tablespoon brandy


1 dash almond extract











DIRECTIONS


In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in by degrees the brandy and a drop of almond essence.