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Fig Loaf

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 75m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/2 cups figs, dried, cut into pieces
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/3 cups boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon dark rum
  • 1 tablespoon orange peel, grated
  • 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • Step 2: Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and then line the pan with waxed paper.

  • Step 3: In a bowl of an electric mixture combine the first 4 ingredients (-salt) and mix to combine and then add the boiling water.

  • Step 4: In another bowl sift together the dry ingredients (flour -baking powder).

  • Step 5: Add the dry mixture, egg, rum and orange peel to the fig mixture and beat with the electric mixer at medium speed until blended. Stir in nuts.

  • Step 6: Transfer batter to prepared pan.

  • Step 7: Bake for 65-75 minutes or until done (tester/toothpick inserted in center comes out clean). Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes.

  • Step 8: Remove loaf from pan and discard waxed paper and let cool completely on rack. Wrap airtight and let stand for 24 hours before serving.

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