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Crisco sugar eggs milk flour baking powder vanilla figs raisins honey almonds orange peel vanilla liqueur
Viewed: 63 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 1 3/4 c. Crisco
- 1 3/4 c. sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 c. milk
- 8 to 9 c. flour
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 3 tsp. vanilla
- 2 pkg. figs (12 oz. roll)
- 1 lb. raisins
- 1/2 c. honey
- 1 lb. chopped or slivered almonds
- juice of 1 orange
- grated peel
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 c. liqueur (if desired, any kind, brandy, Schnapps)
Method
- Soak figs and raisins in water overnight (cover fruit).
- Drain and reserve liquid.
- Put in food chopper or processor and chop. Transfer to kettle; add honey and juice and let cook for at least 1/2 hour.
- Watch carefully and add some of the reserved juice if necessary.
- Add almonds.
- Roll out dough.
- Starting at one end, put a line of figs about 1 1/2-inches; fold over and cut, then start another row.
- Cut roll into squares of desired size.
- Bake in 350° oven for about 20 minutes.
