Just like date bars except made with figs.
Original recipe makes 42 bars
Ingredients
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
7/8 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups chopped dried figs
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup confectioners’ sugar for rolling
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PREP
15 mins
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COOK
25 mins
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READY IN
40 mins
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon and allspice; blend into the egg mixture along with the vanilla. Finally fold in the chopped figs and walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly toasted. When cool, cut into squares and roll the squares in confectioners’ sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 87 kcal
Carbohydrates: 16.3 g
Cholesterol: 15 mg
Fat: 2.3 g
Fiber: 1.4 g
Protein: 1.4 g
Sodium: 22 mg