Homemade Fig Newtons
From chef_irish 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 20
These Are Yummy... Me and The Kids Like Them!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. dried figs or 2 lbs. fresh figs shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/2 or 1 cup water (1 cup for dried figs; 1/2 cup for fresh) shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter, room temp. shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1 tablespoon cream or milk shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1 3/4 cup flour shopping list
How to make it
- Dice figs, soak in water 1 hour.
- Add sugar & cook on medium heat until of thin jam consistency.
- Beat sugar, butter, egg, milk & vanilla until well blended.
- Add dry ingredients (salt,baking powder, flour).
- Mix well and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Place 1/2 on well floured dough cloth; knead about 6 times.
- Roll out to 1/4" thick. Line 13 x 9" glass dish; cover with figs.
- Roll remaining dough, cover figs
- and Cut off any excess dough.
- Cook at 350' 30 minutes.
- Let cool and cut into squares.
The Rating
Reviewed by 10 people-
Bring on the figs, chef! Oh! Do I ever love my figs and this sounds excellent. 5 and thank you!
Lorraine
lacrenshaw
in Horsham loved it
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I also am a huge fig fan and a fig newton fan. Great post chef and a high t.
chefmeow
in Garland loved it
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This sounds yummy and easy to do. Fig Newtons are one of my favorite cookies.Thanks for a great post.
gapeach55
in Covington loved it
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