Recipe

Fig Sly Cake Recipe

	Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 7 months ago Crunchy little cakes that ooze with sweet fruits and melt in your mouth.Goes well with an after dinner cordial. Prep:20m Cook:25m Servings:12	Mystic_rive
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Ingredients

6 ozs. cooked figs.

1 1/2 ozs. raisins.

3 ozs. chopped walnuts.

2 ozs. sugar.

1 1/2 ozs. currants.

Water

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Pastry :

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8 ozs. flour.

2 ozs. sugar.

3 ozs. lard.

3 ozs. butter.

Pinch of salt.

Directions

MAKE filling by chopping figs and walnuts with currants and raisins. Add sugar and simmer, in sufficient water to cover, until tender and pulpy.

Allow to cool.

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For the pastry, mix flour, sugar and salt, and light rub in the shortening.

Mix to a paste with cold water.

Put in a cool place for about 1 hour.

Roll out pastry and line tin-a toffee-tray size is suitable.

Spread in filling and cover with pastry.

Seal edges and mark with back of knife, then brush with egg yolk and milk.

Bake in a fairly hot oven for 20 to 30 minutes.

When cool cut into squares.

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Comments

mumtazcatering 7 months ago said:
Thanks JOYMARIE
love the combo of fruits you used ,makes it kind of moist
Where should i bring the coffee to ?
"your place or mine " l.o.l :}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
have a blessed day,my friend

Mumtaz

mystic_river1 7 months ago said:
I will come to you (how I wish I could meet you)!And I would love nice strong coffee-the fruits are sooo wonderful and the nuts so crunchy. What a wonderful time we would have, my dear friend.Thanks for the rating but thanks more for the invite. Bless you my friend

princesa9580 7 months ago said:
I love figs, this sounds really good.

cheryilyn 7 months ago said:
Sounds good, can i join your party?

pink 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Sounds really great! Tho, Lard doesn't work with my figure *wink* but 5 all the way!

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