Figgy Pudding

== Ingredients ==
# 1 ¾ cups buttermilk
# 12 ounces dried Calimyrna figs, coarsely chopped
# 1 ½ cups white whole-wheat flour (such as King Arthur®)
# 1 cup white sugar
# 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
# 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
# 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
# 1 teaspoon salt
# 3 eaches eggs
# 1 ½ cups dry bread crumbs
# ½ cup butter, melted
# 1 (2.45 ounce) package sliced almonds
# 3 tablespoons orange marmalade
# 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
# ½ teaspoon orange-vanilla flavoring (such as Fiori di Sicilia®
== Instructions ==
* Gently heat buttermilk and figs in a saucepan over medium-low heat until softened, 10 to 15 minutes; set aside until cool.
* Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a tube pan.
* Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
* Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer on high for 1 minute. Add fig-and-buttermilk mixture, bread crumbs, butter, almonds, orange marmalade, orange zest, and orange-vanilla flavoring to the beaten eggs; beat on low speed until blended. Gradually add flour mixture while beating until just incorporated into a batter. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Grease a sheet of aluminum foil; use to cover pan.
* Bake in preheated oven until firm and pulling away from sides of the pan, about 2 hours. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
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