Spicy Fig and Ginger Pudding

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Spicy Fig and Ginger Pudding

 

2/3 cup plus 2 tbsps. dried figs, chopped

1/4 cup glacé ginger, chopped

2 ozs. unsalted butter

1/3 cup plus 3 tbsps. brown sugar

1/4 cup water

2 cups plain flour

1 tsp. ground ginger

1/2 tsp. cardamom

1 tsp. allspice

2/3 cup plus 2 tbsps. milk

1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. brown vinegar

1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda

baking paper

foil

 

Grease pudding steamer well (6 cups capacity). Combine

first 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan,

and stir over heat until butter is melted. Cool to

room

temperature. Sift flour and spices into a large bowl.

Make a well in

centre. Bring milk to a boil in a small saucepan.

Remove from heat and quickly stir in vinegar and

sifted soda. Stir hot milk mixture and fig mixture

into flour. Pour mixture into prepared steamer. Cover

with

greased round of paper, then foil. Secure with string

or lid. Place

steamer in a large saucepan with enough boiling water

to come halfway up side of steamer. Boil 1 1/2 hours

or until

firm. Turn pudding onto serving plate. Serve hot with

extra whipped

cream. Serves 6.

 

 

 

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