Fig Bread Recipe
Once you taste this Fig Bread recipe, I am sure you will always get hooked to it. Best enjoyed as a Side Dish this recipe was taught to me by a dear friend who also happens to be a great chef. The marriage of the incredible flavors of Fruits with other ingredients is the secret to this Fig Bread recipe. In my view, to call yourself a chef, you need to have a personal recipe of Fig Bread, just like I do.
Ingredients
1 c. dried figs
3 1/2 c. sifted flour
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
3 tbsp. shortening
1 tsp. grated orange rind
1 egg
1 1/2 c. milk
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cover figs with boiling water; let stand for 10 minutes.
Drain and dry figs; cut into thin slices.
Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together; cut in shortening until mixture re- sembles coarse cornmeal.
Mix orange rind, egg and milk; add to dry ingredients.
Stir until just blended; stir in figs.
Pour into greased and paper-lined 9 x 5 x 3-inch pan.
Bake for about 1 hour or until browned.
Cover figs with boiling water; let stand for 10 minutes.
Drain and dry figs; cut into thin slices.
Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together; cut in shortening until mixture re- sembles coarse cornmeal.
Mix orange rind, egg and milk; add to dry ingredients.
Stir until just blended; stir in figs.
Pour into greased and paper-lined 9 x 5 x 3-inch pan.
Bake for about 1 hour or until browned.
