Figgy Duff

Prepare

1. 🥄In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and spices.
2. 🔥Add raisins and stir well, making sure to coat the raisins in the flour mixture.
3. 🧂Add melted butter, molasses and water and mix with a wooden spoon.

Steps

1. 🔥Form a ball with the spoon or your hands and put the dough ball in a cotton pudding bag.

Cook

1. 🧂Tie the bag, leaving at least 1 inch of room to allow the pudding to expand while cooking.
2. 🍳Boil pudding for 1.5 hours.

Steps

1. 🍳(In NL, this is typically done in the pot along with Jiggs Dinner, but it can be done independently.)

Cook

1. 🫇When the duff is firm, remove it from the boiling water and let it cool slightly before removing it from the pudding bag.

Prepare

1. 🍽️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.