Read More. Most helpful critical review Sue Melvin. Rating: 3 stars. The two-hour bake time is w-a-a-a-y too long for this. The first cake I made was burned and as hard as a brick. I had to throw it away oh all those good ingredients. And yes my oven temperature is correct and it was baked on the middle rack of the oven. I made a second one and took it out at 1 hour 35 minutes. It too had a burned crust.
I removed the crust and sliced the cake in thin wedges for an event. The cake flavor minus the burned crust was very good. Reviews: Most Helpful. Just made this pudding and it is delicious. Dense fig flavor. I made this for Christmas, as my friends and I have always been curious as to the "Bring us some figgy pudding" line in the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
The majority concluded that something decadently chocolate would probably be the only thing worth that kind of commitment, but I personally thought this was pretty darn good, as well. The jury's still out with the rest of my group, which is fine - more for me!!! The only tiny change I made was to substitute orange extract and vanilla extract for the orange-vanilla flavoring.
I made a rum sauce rum, butter, and brown sugar and poured it all over the top of the pudding when I removed it from the pan. I've been eating it for breakfast for the last several days.
I would probably add a tad more orange marmalade next time to make it more orangey-good, but this is still wonderful. This recipe gave me a great base to work from and the result was wonderful!! Here are my substitutions: I used aquafaba chickpea water for egg. Coconut oil instead of butter. I also made my own orange marmalade finely chopping an organic orange and simmering with maple syrup and a bit of water.
My final change was to stream it using a steamed pudding mold in a pot of water. You know, just in case you want to get more figgy with it this time of year. Feedback We've Added New Words! Word of the Day. Meanings Meanings. Previous "Monolith" vs. Next "Pagan" vs. The evolution of figgy pudding According to Taste of Home , figgy pudding dates way back to the s in Britain. Why was figgy pudding banned? Figgy pudding today Funny enough, through all the years, figs were rarely ever a part of the recipe.
Wait for the fire to naturally extinguish and then serve the pudding. Traditionally the pudding is brought to the table, the lights are turned off, and the pudding is set on fire for everyone to see.
Place the raisins, sultanas, currants, almonds, and candied citrus peel in a bowl. Pour the brandy over and stir to combine the mixture. Cover and let sit overnight to allow the brandy to fully penetrate the fruit.
The next day, place the breadcrumbs, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices in a bowl and stir to combine. In another bowl add the soaked dried fruit mixture, grated apple, suet, lemon and orange zest, black treacle, and egg.
Stir to combine. Add the dry mixture to the fruit mixture and stir to thoroughly combine it. It will be thick and sticky. Generously butter your pudding mold and scoop the batter into the mold, pressing down and smoothing the top. Cut a circle out of parchment paper the same diameter as the top of the pudding mold. Lightly butter the paper and place it, butter side down, on top of the batter.
Next tear off two more pieces of parchment paper large enough to cover the to of the pudding mold and partially down the sides of the mold. If your pudding mold is small and the batter comes to the top of it, fold a pleat in the center of the parchment papers to allow room for expansion as the pudding cooks. Trim off excess paper. Note: If your mold comes with a lid as mine does, I still like to add a layer of parchment paper before securing the lid.
Bring a large pot of water to a very low simmer. Place a folded cloth on the bottom of the pot to prevent the pudding mold from coming in direct contact with the pot in order to prevent scorching. Lower the pudding mold down into the water on top of the folded cloth. The water level should come up to the halfway point of the pudding mold. Cover the pot with the lid.
Steam the pudding over very low heat for approximately 8 hours. Check periodically to ensure the water level is still at the halfway point and add more water as needed. Well, that answer dates back a few centuries. According to history. Facebook Twitter Email. You've sung about figgy pudding since childhood Christmases but do you know what it is?
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