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Fresh Fig Bars Not Newtons Recipe


Fresh Fig Bars Not Newtons Recipe
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Make your own FRESH fig bars, these taste nothing like a newton!

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Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 4 c Fresh figs -- chopped
  • 1 c Water
  • 1 c Honey
  • Salt
  • 2 tb Grated lemon peel
  • 2 tb Flour
  • 2 tb Water
  • 2 tb Lemon juice
  • 1 c Shortening
  • 3/4 c Brown sugar -- packed
  • 2 c Sifted flour
  • 3 c Quick-cooking oats
  • 1/2 c chopped walnuts

Directions
  1. Directions:
  2. Combine figs, water, honey, 1/4 teaspoon salt and lemon peel in saucepan and simmer 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until dark and thickened, stirring occasionally. Combine 2 tablespoons flour and water and stir into fig mixture. Cook 5 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and walnuts. Cream shortening with brown sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and oats and stir into creamed mixture. Pat half
  3. of oatmeal mixture into bottom of a well-greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Spread fig filling evenly over oatmeal mixture. Sprinkle remaining half of oatmeal mixture on top and press with fork.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. Cut into squares while still warm. Cool completely before removing from pan.

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Whoa Nelly!! What is this new obsession with figs? I like them fresh...


I just think they're yummy and so beautiful! Can't help myself! j


Oh, I LOVE fresh figs! This sounds wonderful Julie!


Love this.....:)


These sound really good. How much walnuts do we need?

I'm sure with the walnuts, lemon peel and all that brown sugar and honey these will be way better than Fig Newtons!


Yum!


I love this recipe - wowsers! It's perfect - can't wait to taste them. Thanks, hon!


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