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Ingredients

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1/4 cup grappa or 1/4 cup brandy
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup dried fig, diced
  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed

Method

  • preheat oven to 375. grease an 8" cake pan.
  • beat yolks and sugar in a large bowl.
  • in a saucepan bring milk, grappa, and salt to a boil, remove from heat.
  • gradually add milk to egg mixture. return everything to the saucepan, add corn meal and whisk until thickened and beginning to bubble.
  • add figs, raisins, nuts and fennel seeds to mixture, pour into the cake pan.
  • bake 40 minutes until set and edges pull away from pan.
  • cool 20 minutes in the pan, invert onto a plate, serve warm or at room temperature.