Recipe: Hot Fig Pudding

Title: Hot Fig Pudding
Categories: Desserts, Fruits
Yield: 10 servings

------------------------DOUBLE HOT WINE SAUCE RECIPE------------------------

-------------------------FOR MORE GENEROUS SERVINGS-------------------------
1/2 c Butter 2 1/2 c Sifted flour
2 Eggs 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 c Molasses 2 ts Baking powder
2 c Finely chopped dried figs 1 ts Ground ginger
1/2 ts Grated lemon peel 1 ts Salt
1 c Buttermilk

-------------------------------HOT WINE SAUCE-------------------------------
1/2 c Butter 3/4 c Dry sherry
1 c Sugar 1 ts Grated lemon peel
2 Eggs 1/4 ts Nutmeg

Cream 1/2 cup butter until soft. Beat in 2 eggs and molasses until fluffy.
Stir in figs, 1/2 ts 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 1/2 cup butter and sugar until light. Beat
in 2 eggs. Stir in sherry, 1 ts lemon peel and nutmeg. Shortly before
serving, beat sauce over hot water in double boiler. Heat thoroughly. Serve
with hot pudding.