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Fig Bars

Brenda Janschek
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Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 55 mins
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Bottom layer

  • 100 grams cup butter softened
  • 1/4 cup rapadura sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup wholemeal spelt flour or any plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Fig Filling

  • 1.5 cups chopped Turkish figs or you can use Medjool dates
  • 1 cup water

Oat Topping

  • 1/4 cup wholemeal spelt flour or any plain flour
  • 1/4 cup rapadura sugar
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger optional but our whole family love ginger and it goes well with fig
  • 3 tablespoons cold butter

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 175 degrees C and line a 20 cm square pan with parchment paper.

Bottom Layer

  • Beat butter, sugar, vanilla together in a bowl until pale and creamy (2-3 minutes). Add egg and beat until just combined.
  • Sift in flour and baking powder and stir until just combined.
  • Press mixture into the pan and bake for 10 minutes until just set and remove from oven to slightly cool.

Fig Filling

  • While bottom layer is in the oven, put figs and water into a small saucepan and bring to boil. Uncover and stir intermittently until figs are tender and water is absorbed, around 5-8 minutes. Mash with a fork or blend in small processor to create a fig paste.
  • Spread paste over slightly cooled bottom layer.

Oat Topping

  • In a small bowl mix flour, sugar, oats, coconut and ginger. Add butter and rub dry mixture into butter with your fingertips until well combined and it looks similar to a crumble topping.
  • Spread over fig layer and bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until top is golden brown.
  • Cool completely (around 1hr) and then cut into bars.
  • Topping may be a bit crumbly but will continue to set.