Fig Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened (or 1/2 cup butter cup applesauce)
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup dried fig, chopped
• 1/2 cup pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 butter and flour an 8 x 4 x 2-inch loaf pan.
• 3 sieve flour, cornmeal vanilla sugar and salt in a bowl.
• 4 put butter in a bowl and beat.
• 5 slowly add the sugar; blend well.
• 6 add eggs to butter mixture, two at a time, and beat until light.
• 7 (if you use applesauce, add it in between the eggs).
• 8 add flour mixture alternately with milk.
• 9 beat until smooth.
• 10 stir in figs and nuts.
• 11 spoon into greased loaf pan.
• 12 bake about 45 minutes, or until a wooden pick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
• 13 cool on a rack.