SCRUMPTIOUS FIG SQUARES
If you thought you didn't like anything with dried figs in it - you haven't tried these!!! Like Fig-Newtons, only better.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 2h
Yield 40 squares
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For filling: Finely chop figs in processor (do not puree).
- Combine with juice, sugar and peel in small saucepan.
- Simmer until thickened to consistency of jam, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and mix in vanilla and cinnamon.
- Cool completely.
- For pastry: Preheat oven to 350F (160C).
- Line 9 x 13 inch pyrex baking dish with foil.
- Cream butter with mixer until light; add sugar and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Combine flour, cornstarch and salt in small bowl to blend.
- Add to butter until mixture just starts to come together.
- Separate in half.
- Press one half into pan, just coming up sides slightly.
- Brush pastry edges with egg white.
- Spread filling over pastry, leaving a ¼ inch border.
- Crumble remaining pastry evenly over pan, and lightly pat down with hands, bringing to edge of pan.
- Combine 2 tblsps sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon.
- Brush pastry crust with remaining egg white and sprinkle evenly with cinnamon sugar.
- Bake until crust around edge is firm to the touch and pastry just begins to colour, about 1 hour, 20 minutes.
- Cool on rack.
- Remove pastry from pan, using foil as aid.
- Cut into 1 ½ inch squares.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.8, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 18.3, Sodium 92.7, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 14.1, Protein 1.5
FIG SQUARES
Steps:
- For baking: 1 egg, beaten For dough, in a large mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients. Add 1/4 pound soft butter and work finely into flour. Cut cold butter into 1/2 pieces and add to bowl. Work in until butter is left pea-sized. Drizzle water over mixture and toss in. If dough is dry, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed. Dough should be loose in bowl, not in a ball. Turn out onto work surface and pull together. Divide into 2 equal portions, flatten each slightly, and wrap in plastic. Chill at least 1 hour before rolling. (Refrigerate up to 3 days, freeze up to 6 months.) For the fig filling, in a large saucepan, combine all but 1/3 of the grated zest and butter, and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently to dissolve the sugar. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes until fruit is soft and liquid thickened. Transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth. Add butter and puree to blend. Add remaining zest and pulse in. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool. To assemble and bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 11 by 17-inch baking sheet (up to 12 x18) with parchment paper. Remove one of the wrapped pieces of dough from the refrigerator and unwrap. Roll dough on a floured surface into a rectangle to fit the bottom and sides of the baking sheet. Line the sheet with the dough. Place the baking sheet in the freezer while the second piece of dough is rolled out in the same way. Remove baking sheet from freezer and spread fig filling evenly over the surface of the dough. Top with the second sheet of dough and pinch the edges to seal. Trim the excess dough. Brush surface of dough with beaten egg. Prick through the top layer of dough with a fork evenly over the surface (about 1 1/2 apart.) Place baking sheet on bottom rack of oven. Bake 25 to35 minutes, until dough is a light-medium golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Cut into portions (squares are traditional.)
STILTON & FIG SALAD WITH HONEY-THYME DRIZZLE
Honey, fruit and strong cheese is a match made in heaven - serve as a simple starter with crusty bread
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Lunch, Starter
Time 12m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put the honey and thyme leaves in a small pan, then gently warm together for 2 mins - the honey shouldn't get hot enough to bubble. Set aside to cool. Make a dressing by whisking together the cider vinegar and rapeseed oil with some seasoning.
- To serve, gently toss the chopped hazelnuts, fennel and rocket with the dressing. Divide the cheese between 4 plates, add a fig half to each, then a pile of the salad. Finally drizzle the thyme-infused honey over the figs and cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Fat 26 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 14 grams protein, Sodium 1.02 milligram of sodium
FRESH FIGS WITH STILTON AND WALNUTS IN A HONEY DRIZZLE DRESSING
A new fig recipe for this year! Similar to my Recipe #250866 but with blue cheese and a honey drizzle dressing. I like to tuck a few fig leaves amongst the salad for colour........but please do wipe them first! Serve these figs with crusty bread, some mixed herb and salad leaves.......and a glass of chilled wine. Quantities for figs depend on the size; allow one or two large figs per person or, between three and six for medium to small figs.This makes a fabulous dinner party starter, or a light salad for lunch..........I sometimes serve this for the cheese course too, for something a little different.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Salad Dressings
Time 5m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Toasted Walnuts:.
- In a large, heavy frying pan, over a high heat, toast the walnuts for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove and set aside to cool.
- Honey Drizzle Dressing.
- Put the vinegar and a good pinch of salt and black pepper in a screw-top jar and shake until the salt has dissolved. Add the honey and walnut oil, then shake again to emulsify - the emulsion will hold for ten minutes or so, but give it another jiggle just before you use it to dress the salad.
- Salad:.
- Wipe the fresh figs gently, and cut them in half. Arrange them on a large platter, OR on individual plates - allowing 4 to 5 fresh figs per person, depending on the size.
- Sprinkle 1 to 1 1/2 ozs of crumbled or sliced blue cheese per person, over the top of the fresh figs.
- Scatter the chopped,toasted walnuts over the fig salad.
- Just before serving, drizzle the honey dressing over the salad, and garnish each plate with 1 - 2 fresh fig leaves if available.
- Serve with crusty bread and butter and mixed herb and salad leaves.
- Can also be served as a dessert/cheese course combined.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1001.5, Fat 75.1, SaturatedFat 13.9, Cholesterol 31.9, Sodium 597.9, Carbohydrate 75.9, Fiber 13, Sugar 59.3, Protein 21.1
FIG AND STILTON (BLUE CHEESE) SQUARES FOR ANYTIME
This is a tasty treat with Ritas or any drink really. It makes 4 dozen. Serves a lot of people and takes about 3 hrs to complete. The cheese really melts into the fig preserves and tastes really yummy. I am making myself hungry. Weekend is almost here as today is Thursday and I can get started on them as I have all the fixin's.....
Provided by joyce lange @joyce704
Categories Other Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- about 30 mins. Preheat oven 375D. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange 12 squares on sheet and cover with more parchment paper. Top the squares with another baking sheet, bottom side down. Bake squares for about 35 mins until pastry is golden. Transfer squares to a rack to cool. Repeat to bake remaining squares.
- Return as many cooled squares as will fit to a baking sheet. Top each square with 1/2 tsp of fig mix. Sprinkle with Stilton or blue cheese and bake about 5 mins until cheese is melted. Serve warm or room temp.
- Make Ahead: The unbaked frozen pastry squares can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Enjoy they really are good.
OAT AND FIG SQUARES
Figs, rich in antioxidants, are combined with fiber-filled oats, whole-grain flour, and honey to make a snack that is healthier than a standard cookie or energy bar. I think they are quite delicious! The recipe is adapted from one published in "Delicious Living", a magazine provided complimentary by our local health food store; it was included in a feature on reducing sugar cravings and making healthier substitutions. Be sure to use whole-wheat pastry flour--you won't get the same results with regular whole-wheat flour.
Provided by GaylaJ
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 40m
Yield 16 2X2-inch squares, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F . Put figs in a small saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Turn off heat and let figs soften for 5-7 minutes. Do not drain.
- Lightly coat an 8X8-inch baking pan with cooking spray (or line with parchment paper or nonstick foil). In a small bowl, mix canola oil or butter, honey, and milk. In a medium bowl, combine flour, rolled oats, baking soda, and salt; add wet ingredients, then mix well.
- Remove softened figs from water and place in a blender or food processor. Add 3 tablespoons of the rehydrating water and puree until smooth. (I added a tiny bit more water as they still seemed a little thick to spread easily.).
- Place a little more than half of the oat mixture in the prepared pan and spread evenly across the bottom. (It was sticking to my hands a bit, so I laid waxed paper over it to press on as I evened it out.) Spread figs evenly on top. Add remaining oat mixture on top of fig layer, allowing some of the figs to show through. (I just pinched off bits of the dough and dropped them evenly over the top.) Pat lightly to flatten.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely in pan on a wire rack. When cool, cut into 16 squares.
FIG & BLUE CHEESE TART
This extra special tart with crumbly walnut pastry makes a fabulous vegetarian dinner
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Lunch, Main course
Time 3h40m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- First make the pastry. Tip the flours into a food processor with ½ tsp salt and the diced butter. Pulse until you can't feel any lumps, then tip in the walnuts. Mix the egg yolks with 3 tbsp cold water, then dribble this into the machine while you pulse again until the pastry comes together. Tip the pastry out onto a floured surface, lightly bring it together into a ball, then roll out and line a deep 20-23cm tart tin with overhang. The pastry may crack, but just patch it back together, then cover and chill for 1 hr.
- To make the filling, melt the remaining butter in a large pan, then add the shallots and soften for 10-15 mins, until golden and squishy. Stir in the thyme for 1 min, then remove from the heat. Beat the eggs in a jug with the crème fraîche and cream. Crumble in the cheese and season with pepper and a small amount of salt.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Blind bake the pastry for 20 mins, remove the baking beans and paper, then bake for a further 15-20 mins until golden and sandy. Reduce the oven temp to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Add the cooled onions to the cream mixture and pour into the case. Sit the fig halves on top, cut side up, sprinkle with some more thyme and bake on the middle shelf for 1 hr-1hr 10 mins until the tart is browning and has a slight wobble - the cheese middle will firm up on sitting. Cool for about 15-20 mins, then remove from tin and serve with a green salad.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 978 calories, Fat 81 grams fat, SaturatedFat 41 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 46 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 20 grams protein, Sodium 1.35 milligram of sodium
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