1/2 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 1 egg
well beaten 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup figs :
finely chopped I got this one from my grandmother many years ago. She used this and it always turned out super. Cream shortening and 1 cup sugar. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy. Mix milk and vanilla. Sift salt, flour and baking powder together. Add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Blend all well. Roll out to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured board. (Rectangle shape) Put figs in saucepan with remaining sugar and 1 cup boiling water. Boil 5 minutes. Cool. Spread cooked mixture over half the dough. Cover with the other half of the dough. Cut into oblong bars. Bake in 400 oven for 12 - 15 minutes.
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Fig Bars Homemade Recipe Tutorial | Healthy Home Cooking | From Garden to Table | Fast Tasty Meal
One of my favorite homemade desserts... fig bars! We harvested our figs from our backyard but store-bought or dried figs would work just as well. You can cut down the amount of sugar recommended in the recipe if you want the natural fig taste to really shine! This recipe is from Betty Crocker but we simplified the steps a bit.
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For Dough: 1 cup butter softened 3/4 cups granulated sugar 1 egg 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 cups all-purpose flour
For Filling: 16 ounces dried figs, woody stems removed 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 cup water Juice of 1 lemon (1/2 cup)
For Egg Wash: 1 egg whisked with tablespoon of water.
Make Dough: In bowl beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, making sure to scrape down sides of bowl. Slowly add egg and beat together. Add salt and flour and mix you may want to finish mixing by hand.
Wrap dough in two layers of plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour
Make Filling: Finely chop figs, if you want the filling to to be smooth, coarsely chop if you don't mind a chunky filling
In medium saucepan, combine figs, sugar, water, and lemon juice. Place over medium-low heat and cook until figs are tender and liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Assemble and Bake Cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Divide dough in 4 pieces and roll each piece nto a roughly 6- by 12-inch rectangle. Place dough rectangles on parchment-paper-lined baking sheets. Brush edges with egg wash. Spread quarter of filling along center of each rectangle then fold edges up to form a log and press to seal. Roll each log over so that seam is on the bottom. Brush each log with egg wash.
Bake logs until nicely browned, about 15 to 25 minutes depending on your cookie sheet and oven. Remove from oven cool slightly and slice into small bars.
NOTE: Found the original recipe on epicurious and have altered it slightly. The original recipe called for dividing the dough into two logs and making very big fig newtons. I divided mine into four.
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