30 September, 2014
Fresh Fig Bars
Posted in : Cookies on by : Jeri Epp
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh figs chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup honey
- pinch of Salt
- 2 Tblsp lemon peel finely grated
- 2 Tblsp all purpose flour
- 2 Tblsp lemon juice
Crust
- 1 cup Butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 cup oats quick cooking or old fashioned
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts finely chopped
Servings:
Instructions
- Heat oven 350 Degrees
- combine figs, water, honey and 1/2 tsp salt and lemon peel in a 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.
Crust
- Cream butter with brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Combine flour, 1/2 tsp salt and oats and stir into creamed mixture.
- Divide mixture in half and place half into the bottom of a well greased 9x13 baking pan.
- Spread fig filling evenly over bottom layer. Sprinkle remaining half of crust mixture on to and press with fork.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. Cut into squares while still warm. Cool completely in pan before removing from pan.
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