My grandmother got me hooked on fig newton's growing up as a kid but I'm tired of going to the grocery store and looking at their food labels and not being able to identify half of the ingredients. This is a delicious and wonderful treat where you probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry already. I like to call them grown up fig newton's.
Ingredients
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour or white whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons softened butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 egg at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 ounces dried figs, quartered
2 cups apple juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 cup whole wheat flour or white whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons softened butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 egg at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
8 ounces dried figs, quartered
2 cups apple juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take an 8 inch square baking pan and line it with enough foil that you will have some excess hanging over the pan edges. Grease the foil in the pan.
2. Mix the flours, baking powder, and salt in a tiny bowl. On medium-high speed with your mixer, beat the butter and sugar until its light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Mix in the egg and vanilla and beat until just combined. Stir in the flour mixture until its all incorporated. Reserve just under a cup of the dough and place the rest of the dough into your greased pan and spread in an even layer. Place in oven and bake about 20 minutes, it should look golden brown. Roll the remaining dough in a square as big as your pan. (I rolled mine on a silk pad so it wouldn't stick) Place rolled out dough in the freezer for about 45 minutes or until its firm.
3. Cook the figs, apple juice and a pinch of salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally. Cook until its soft and syrupy, should take about 20 minutes. Cool the figs a bit and then process them with the lemon juice until it has the consistency of jam.
4. Spread fig mixture over the baked crust. Top with the frozen piece of dough and press it lightly down so it sticks. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Cool completely and then lift the foil out and cut into squares. YUM!
2. Mix the flours, baking powder, and salt in a tiny bowl. On medium-high speed with your mixer, beat the butter and sugar until its light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Mix in the egg and vanilla and beat until just combined. Stir in the flour mixture until its all incorporated. Reserve just under a cup of the dough and place the rest of the dough into your greased pan and spread in an even layer. Place in oven and bake about 20 minutes, it should look golden brown. Roll the remaining dough in a square as big as your pan. (I rolled mine on a silk pad so it wouldn't stick) Place rolled out dough in the freezer for about 45 minutes or until its firm.
3. Cook the figs, apple juice and a pinch of salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally. Cook until its soft and syrupy, should take about 20 minutes. Cool the figs a bit and then process them with the lemon juice until it has the consistency of jam.
4. Spread fig mixture over the baked crust. Top with the frozen piece of dough and press it lightly down so it sticks. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Cool completely and then lift the foil out and cut into squares. YUM!
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