Figgy Duff
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Measure |
| All purpose flour | 2 cups |
| Brown Sugar | 1/2 cup |
| Baking Powder | 2 tsp |
| Ginger | 1 tsp |
| Allspice | 1 tsp |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp |
| Raisins | 1 cup |
| Melted Butter | 1/3 cup |
| Molasses | 1/2 cup |
| Water | 1 tablespoon |
Instruction
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and spices
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Add raisins and stir well, making sure to coat the raisins in the flour mixture
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Add melted butter, molasses and water and mix with a wooden spoon
- Form a ball with the spoon or your hands and put the dough ball in a cotton pudding bag
- Tie the bag, leaving at least 1 inch of room to allow the pudding to expand while cooking
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Boil pudding for 1
- 5 hours
- (In NL, this is typically done in the pot along with Jiggs Dinner, but it can be done independently
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When the duff is firm, remove it from the boiling water and let it cool slightly before removing it from the pudding bag
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Slice pudding like a cake and serve with the warm sauce of your choice: rum butter sauce, warmed molasses or Molasses Coady sauce (1 cup (250 mL) molasses, 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter, 1/4 cup (60 mL) water) is common in Newfoundland