Steamed Fig Pudding

Steamed Fig Pudding

1 cup boiling water 1 cup finely chopped dried figs 2 Tbsp. margarine or butter 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 cup chopped nuts 1 egg Rum Hard Sauce Generously grease 6-cup ovenproof mold. Pour boiling water over figs; stir in margarine. Mix flour, sugar,baking soda, salt, and nuts in bowl. Stir in fig mixture and egg. Pour into mold. Cover with aluminum foil. Place mold on rack in Dutch oven or steamer. Pour boiling water into Dutch oven halfway up mold. Cover Dutch oven and keep water boiling over low heat about 2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center of pudding comes out clean. Remove mold from Dutch oven. Let stand 5 minutes; unmold. Prepare Rum Hard Sauce. Serve warm pudding with Rum Hard Sauce. Rum Hard Sauce   ½ cup (1 stick) margarine or butter, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1 Tbsp. rum or 2 tsp. vanilla Beat margarine in small bowl on high speed about 5 minutes or until smooth. Gradually beat in powderedsugar and rum. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.Provided by General Mills Serves 8. Approximate Nutrition Analysis (per serving): calories, 540; protein, 5 g; carbohydrate, 77 g; fat, 25 g; cholesterol, 35 mg; sodium, 530 mg. homebaking.org