Fresh Fig Bars Not Newtons
From juliecake 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 24
Make your own FRESH fig bars, these taste nothing like a newton!
Ingredients
- Ingredients: shopping list
- 4 c fresh figs -- chopped shopping list
- 1 c water shopping list
- 1 c honey shopping list
- salt shopping list
- 2 tb Grated lemon peel shopping list
- 2 tb flour shopping list
- 2 tb water shopping list
- 2 tb lemon juice shopping list
- 1 c shortening shopping list
- 3/4 c brown sugar -- packed shopping list
- 2 c Sifted flour shopping list
- 3 c quick-cooking oats shopping list
- 1/2 c chopped walnuts shopping list
How to make it
- Directions:
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
The Rating
Reviewed by 10 people-
Whoa Nelly!! What is this new obsession with figs? I like them fresh...
jovi_nutt
in Newtown loved it
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Oh, I LOVE fresh figs! This sounds wonderful Julie!
chihuahua
in Sonoma County loved it
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Yum!
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