Figgy Pudding
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 50 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr 25 mins
Servings:
14
Additional Time:
10 mins
Figgy pudding boasts a dense and moist texture, making it an ideal and delightful conclusion to your Christmas dinner. While the conventional preparation involves steaming or boiling, this particular figgy pudding recipe is expertly baked within a fluted tube pan. The inclusion of orange zest, orange marmalade, and orange flavoring imparts a delightful fruity essence to each delectable morsel. For an extra touch of indulgence, drizzle a luscious sweetened glaze over the cake before slicing, or consider serving each portion with a dollop of whipped cream.
What is a Figgy Pudding?
The word “pudding” has very distinct meanings in the United States and the UK. If you’re American, you generally picture a sweet, creamy, unformed dessert when you hear the word. However, someone from the UK will probably picture a savory or sweet dish that might include meat or animal fat. There are many different types of figgy pudding, and they all contain either fresh or dried figs. Figgy pudding is typically steamed or boiled, but many contemporary recipes like this one are baked.
Why is it named “Figgy Pudding”?
Figgy pudding isn’t actually pudding, despite its name. In this context, “pudding” refers to a steamed cake-like dish made in the British tradition. Versions of this traditional meal date back to the fourteenth century, and since the sixteenth century, it has been regarded as a Christmas custom in Britain. Although there are no plums in this recipe, the name “plum pudding” refers to any kind of dried fruit at the time the dessert was created, even though there are no plums in the recipe. The meal has persisted as a beloved holiday tradition in Britain and is frequently served on Christmas Day.
What Ingredients Are in Figgy Pudding?
Traditionally, suet a sort of hard animal fat is combined with flour, figs, and other dried fruits to make figgy pudding, a Christmas dessert. This variation and some others from a more recent era are made without suet. What you’ll need for this acclaimed figgy pudding recipe is as follows: