Fig Bread repost of a recipe Hi Jade

[Guest guest]

I always call this my old faithful hippie bread. I've been making it forever.

I love the crunchy fig seeds. This bread is cool when you cut it, the figs look

sort of like a paisley design since they are in large pieces. I get my figs at

a mddile eastern store, their dried figs are so moist.

 

 

Fig Bread (from Tassajara Cookbook)

 

1 cup apple or orange juice (both are good)

1 1/2 cups dried figs, de-stemmed but left whole (I cut in half)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup butter or margarine

2 eggs

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon lemon or orange rind, grated

1 3/4 cups pastry flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

 

Heat the juice almost to boiling and pour it over figs, salt and butter in a

mixing bowl. Stir to melt and set aside in the refrigerator to cool.

Beat eggs, then beat in the sugar, vanilla and fruit rind. Stir this into

well cooled (room temperature) fig mixture.

Sift the flour together with the baking powder and baking soda. Mix into the

wet ingredients with a minimum number of strokes.

Grease and flour medium sized loaf pan (I used 8.5 X 4.5 size)

pour in the batter, and bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes, until a

toothpick comes out clean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have always heard that virtue ought be its own reward,

But it never comes so easy when you're living by the sword.

It's even harder to be heartless when you look at me that way.

You're as mighty as the flower that will grow the stones away.

 

 

Source: Just A Little Light - Grateful Dead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

You're so welcome. If you don't see something in the files, just ask. I'm sure

there will be several versions pop up from members for you!

Smiles, Donna

 

Jade Barrett <jzbarrett wrote:

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Trying it this weekend. Date bread sounds

terrific too. So much delicious food...not enough time! Will make time for both

breads this weekend. Thank you very much for taking the time, Jade

 

 

 

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