using up dried figs?

AnnaV

I sent my DH shopping and asked for 8 figs to make a salad with. There weren't any in the supermarket so I ended up with three huge bags of semi-dried figs!

Does anyone have any good ideas of what I can make with them? Maybe involving bakery in some way?

Thanks, I'm completely at a loss!

Ted_Hutchinson

World's Healthiest Foods Fig information
There are some ideas if you scroll down this link.
I just eat them, can't stop once the packets open.

powie69

found some recipes you might like :

Sticky Toffee Figs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/stickytoffeefigs_74165.shtml

Fig Flapjacks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/figflapjacks_70047.shtml

Figs In port
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/figsinport_73443.shtml

Stuffed figs wrapped in Parma ham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/stuffedfigswrappedin_73966.shtml

Hope these help

Dobie

If you have cereal for breakfast they're yummy & very healthy just chopped on top. Another good healthy breakfast is chopped figs mixed with greek yoghurt & seeds and/or nuts sweetened with a little honey if you like.

superscotsman

Dobie wrote:

If you have cereal for breakfast they're yummy & very healthy just chopped on top. Another good healthy breakfast is chopped figs mixed with greek yoghurt & seeds and/or nuts sweetened with a little honey if you like.

That's the stuff for brekkie. In From Russia with Love, James Bond turns up at an Istanbul hotel and orders a breakfast of figs (admittedly green) yoghurt and coffee. Tried it ourselves a few times. Terrific. You can also shred figs to make ground coffee go further.

wishingonastar_3

i love figs in my porridge. not had any for ages though, made me want some now.

donna73

i have 2 part used packs of dried fig in the fridge, they say once opened use within so many days.......that was some weeks ago! the look ok just a bit less "juicy" a bit more shrivelled! i was wondering whether i could use them to cook with. we love fig rolls, does anyone know how to make them , or any other suggestions for using them up please. hate wasting stuff:D

flourgirl

Hi Donna. I made this Date Slice on Friday to use up some dates, but next time I’m going to try figs as I have some of them in the storecupboard too. And we love fig rolls. The recipie doesn’t contain any sugar but I think it needs probably a couple of tablespoons, but that’s personal choice. It was still very nice and so easy to make.


Date Slice

8oz chopped dates
7tblsp water
1 teasp vanilla extract
4oz wholemeal flour (Ijust used plain white)
4oz porridge oats
4oz soft marg (butter would taste better)
1tbsp golden syrup.


Put the dates in a pan with the water and cool until very soft the cool.
Combine flour and oats rub in margarine then add (sugar if using) and syrup.
Press half the mixture into a lined 7”square tin spread over the dates and top with the rest of the crumble mixture and press down well. Bake 25 mins 200*c. Leave in tin to cool before cutting. I cut mine into 8 generous bars.

HTH.
Karen

Fen_2

Huge selection of dried fig recipes on Waitrose.com. Other good recipe sites, also searchable by ingredient, are bbcgoodfood.com and deliaonline.com.

I found this recipe on an American site. May or may not be a fig roll, but sounds interesting:
http://food.cookinglight.com/cooking/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=549955

The American name for Fig Rolls is Fig Newtons. Look at the following results page for recipe links:
http://chef2chef.net/search/s-recipes.php?search=fig+newton&x=59&y=3

donna73

thanks flour girl, i think ive got everything in the cupboard for that recipe, so i'll give it a go!
and i'll have a look at thw waitrose site, fen, didnt know they had recipes on there.
it never ceases to amaze me how helpful everyone is on this site!!!

Quasar

I have to admit that I love to eat the things just plain out of the pack. Once I got too enthusiastic and ate quite a lot at one sitting.

Dried figs are just as good as prunes in their... effects, so I let you imagine the sort of evening I spent that day..:whistle: