Chocolate Fig Date Pudding Food

FIGGY PUDDING RECIPE

Steps:

• Directions:Put oven on preheat to 325 degrees F.Sieve flour and keep aside until required. Grease and flour 9-inch diameter baking pan.Mix chopped dates and chopped figs in a bowl. Heat water in a saucepan until it starts to boil and pour it over dates and figs in a bowl. Stir in baking soda and keep aside to cool for 7-10 minutes.Transfer date and fig mixture to blender, add brandy and make a puree.Take another bowl, beat butter and sugar in it until smooth. Add eggs and beat again until fluffy and light.Fold in the flour, breadcrumbs, ground nutmeg, grated orange zest, pureed date and fig mixture and grated dark chocolate.Pour prepared batter in a greased baking pan and place it in a preheated oven.Bake until pudding is perfectly set or for around an hour. To verify if pudding is fully backed or not, insert the toothpick in center and check if it comes out clean. If it does, then it is properly cooked otherwise cook it more for 5-10 minutes.After verifying that it is perfectly cooked, take out backing pan from the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes.Turn out the prepared figgy pudding onto a serving plate and serve with cream or ice cream.

WARM STICKY FIGGY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the dates, dried figs and water to a medium saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the baking soda. Let cool for about 5 minutes, then add to a blender and puree.
• Using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs and beat well. Fold in the flour, the pureed date mixture and the chocolate.
• Put the mixture into 4 buttered, 1-cup individual ramekins, filling halfway or slightly under. Put in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Prepare the sauce by stirring the sugar and cream in a medium saucepan over low heat. Simmer until the sugar dissolves. Raise the heat and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the butter and stir until incorporated.
• Remove the ramekins from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes. May be served in the ramekin or unmolded onto a small serving plate. With paring knife cut a cross in the top of the puddings for the sauce.
• Pour the sauce into the cross in the center of each pudding, then pour more sauce over the puddings and it allow to soak in slightly. Top with fresh figs and vanilla ice cream or heavily whipped cream. Serve warm.

ROASTED FIG AND WHITE CHOCOLATE NOODLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the ramekins with nonstick cooking spray and set on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bring a large pot of unsalted water to a boil. Cook the rigatoni according to the package directions until completely tender (not al dente). Drain and let cool until you can handle comfortably, but do not rinse. You want all the natural starch on the pasta to remain. Slice each noodle into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and set aside.
• Combine the melted ice cream, eggs and white chocolate together in a large bowl until well combined. Fold in the pasta. Divide the mixture evenly among the ramekins and press 3 roasted fig halves, cut-side up, in a star pattern in the middle of each ramekin.
• Mash the brown sugar and butter together in a small bowl with a fork, then sprinkle evenly over the top of each ramekin.
• Bake until bubbly and lightly golden on top, about 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE FIG & DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Bring the water to the boil, then add the figs and dates.
• Add in the bicarb and stir well to combine. Remove from heat and cool at least 2 hours to reach room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 160°C.
• Sift the flour, salt and cocoa and set aside.
• Cream the butter, then add the sugar, vanilla and egss and beat until light and fluffy.
• Line a 33cm x 23cm cake pan with baking paper.
• Add half the fig and date mixtrue to the butter mix and mix on a low speed until combined.
• Melt the chocolate by finely chopping and setting over a pan of barely simmering water. Add the melted chocolate to the pudding mixture along with the flour/cocoa and mix to well combined.
• Pour into prepared cake pan and smooth top.
• Bake for 45 mins to 1 hour. Test with skewer for doness.
• Serve warm with sauce.
• Sauce.
• Boil the milk and cream together.
• Take off heat and add the chopped chocolate, sugar and butter.
• Stir until smooth.

CHOCOLATE-DATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 1 1/2 quart souffle dish with non-stick spray.
• Put the dates and water in a pot over medium-low heat. Cook and stir for 10 minutes until the dates are very soft. Transfer the softened dates to a food processor and puree until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla, puree again until well-blended. Scoop out the puree into a mixing bowl. Sift together the cocoa powder and flour and add to the date mixture. Fold using a rubber spatula; combine gently until well mixed.
• In a mixing bowl, whip the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Fold the egg whites into the date mixture.
• Pour the batter into the coated souffle dish, spreading it evenly with a spatula. Bake on the middle rack for 25 minutes until the outside is just set. Cool to room temperature. Shake some confectioners' sugar on top and serve.

FIGGY CHRISTMAS PUDDING

Steps:

• Butter a 500ml, a 1-litre and a 2-litre pudding bowl, then line the base of each with a circle of baking parchment. Butter 3 large sheets of greaseproof paper, lay each on a large sheet of foil butter side up, and fold a pleat in the middle of each.
• Roughly chop 250g of the figs and set aside. Put the remaining figs, butter and brandy into a food processor and whizz until smooth-ish, then scrape into your largest mixing bowl. Tip in the chopped figs, mixed vine fruits, grated apple, sugars, breadcrumbs, flour and allspice. Stir everything together, allowing as many helpers to give a stir and adding as many wishes as you like. Divide between the pudding bowls and smooth the surfaces.
• Cover the puds with the buttered paper-foil sheets, tie with string and trim. Lower the puds into separate saucepans with upturned saucers or scrunched up bits of foil in the bottom (so the puds don't touch the bottom), then fill each pan with enough boiling water from the kettle to come halfway up the sides of the bowl. Cover with a lid and simmer the small pud for 1-1½ hrs, medium for 2-2½ hrs and large for 3 hrs, topping up the water as needed. Remove and leave to cool. If giving as a gift, put a new piece of parchment on top. Will keep in a cool, dry cupboard for up to a year.

OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 1 cup brown sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add butter; set aside. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and remaining brown sugar. Stir in milk until smooth. add dates and walnuts., Pour hot brown sugar syrup into an 8-in. square baking dish. Spoon batter over syrup. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake topping comes out clean. Serve warm with whipped cream.