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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 lb. dried figs or 2 lbs. fresh figs 1 cup sugar
1/2 or 1 cup water (1 cup for dried figs; 1/2 cup for fresh) 1/2 cup butter, room temp.
1 cup sugar 1 egg
1 tbl. cream or milk 1/2 teas. vanilla
1/2 teas. salt
1 teas. baking powder 1 3/4 cup flour
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. 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. Cook at 350' 30 minutes.
Let cool and cut into squares.
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