Zesty Fig Pastries
- 3 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups figs, dried
- 1 cup dates pitted
- 1 cup walnuts
- In food processor or mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar and cornstarch for pastry.
- Add butter and process (or mix) until dough holds together.
- Divide into thirds.
- Roll out two-thirds of dough on a baking sheet to reach all corners evenly.
- Prick with fork.
- Bake in 350F (180C).
- oven for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, roll out remaining dough between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper to a rectangle about half the size of baking sheet.
- Cut into long strips about 1/4 inch wide.
- Combine eggs, brown sugar, juices, lemon peel and vanilla for filling in processor or mixer bowl.
- Blend well.
- Process until evenly minced.
- Spread filling over baked pastry; top with strips of dough, crisscrossing diagonally.
- Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes, until pastry strips are lightly browned.
- Cool.
- Cut into small bars.
flour, sugar, cornstarch, butter, eggs, brown sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla, figs, dates, walnuts
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/zesty-fig-pastries-44344 (may not work)