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."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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40 squares
ingredients
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Filling
- 1⁄2 kg dried fig
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
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Pastry
- 1 1⁄2 cups butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup cornstarch
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg white, beaten to blend
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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These were pretty easy and turned out well. I liked the orange and the cinnamon. -
I'd like to say that this recipe is very very good. My husband loved it. It was a bit sweet for me so, on the second batch I just halved the sugar. I'll be making these for a long time to come. Thank you. -
really good stuff.dee
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
