Fig Loaf
Created by ellie on December 1, 2024
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 75m
- Recipe #43928
Ingredients
- 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
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 2: Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and then line the pan with waxed paper.
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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.
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Step 4: In another bowl sift together the dry ingredients (flour -baking powder).
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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.
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Step 6: Transfer batter to prepared pan.
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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.
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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.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (164.3 g)
- Calories 307
- Total Fat - 14.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.4 g
- Cholesterol - 124.4 mg
- Sodium - 433.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.8 g
- Sugars - 36.8 g
- Protein - 6.2 g
- Calcium - 107.5 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg