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| blessedspotfarm |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 08:13:41 AM
my husband and i have recently downsized to a small farm with a very nice and full, fig tree... i myself have never had a fig tree and other than fig newtons never dealt with figs.... by the look of the tree i will have plenty to use.... but what would you all suggest?? ideas?? ... recipes ??? all greatly appreciated!! |
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| Annab |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 3:30:31 PM
One more thing,,,,the recipe comes out of a book called "Desserts By The Yard" by Sherry Yard
Looks like when he sun goes down I'll come back in an make an amazon order
best of luck ladies! |
| Annab |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 3:27:55 PM
EUREKA!!!
Did a google search and found all kinds of tasty looking fig newton recipes!
I need to get back outside, so i'll not post the recipe. Under a google search of home made fig newton bars, look for one from The Boastful Baker.
Her pictures looked so irrestable and tasty!!
Hope some of you farm gals can put your figs to awesone use!
Now I need to go find some figs....or better yet, get my kitchen back and THEN bake up a storm. |
| violetrose |
Posted - May 15 2010 : 5:18:04 PM
my DH LOVES Fig preserves! We don't have a source of them here in Blue Ridge that I know of, anyone close by that wants to share some with us? I would put them to good use and even share the end results! The cake recipe sounds wonderful.
Thanks, Ruth
God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us!
St. Augustine |
| Bear5 |
Posted - May 15 2010 : 2:37:57 PM
Oh Anna!!!! that would be good. If you find a recipe for that, please share. LOL.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| Annab |
Posted - May 15 2010 : 03:25:25 AM
So with all this fig talk. Could there possibly be a recipe out there for the cake-like pastry that fig newtons are wrapped in?
I bet something home made like that would be really great and might work for other types of pulpy fruits too |
| Bear5 |
Posted - May 14 2010 : 7:59:46 PM
I love, love, love fig perserves. I had a great big fig tree that my dad planted. Lightening hit it and split the thing in half. Parts of the tree is still there, but it has never produced another fig. I've planted two other fig trees, and they never produce figs either. But, I do love figs.
That fig loaf sounds good. Thanks for sharing.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| Room To Grow |
Posted - May 14 2010 : 7:18:34 PM
I love fig preserves...I wish I had a fig tree
Deborah
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
| msdoolittle |
Posted - May 14 2010 : 5:59:49 PM
I have a huuuuuge fig tree. I really don't care much for figs, BUT, I made the recipe off of pickyourown.org which uses real strawberries as opposed to the strawberry jello. It came out terrific. :0)
It's fig jam for people who don't like figs!
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
| ilene |
Posted - May 13 2010 : 6:17:19 PM
This is making me so hungry. I love figs. When I lived in Florida, my husband's relatives were so surprised that I would pick them off the tree and eat them. They never ate them.
Thanks for the recipes. I'll forward them to Florida. Perhaps they will start to utilize what they have. I hope so. They also have loquat trees and nobody eats them. I love them too.
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." Virginia Woolf
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| MargaretW |
Posted - May 12 2010 : 10:18:54 AM
My daugther made this in here cooking class in college and it is to die for, yum!
FIG LOAF
3 large eggs
2-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups ripe figs, mashed
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped pecans
PREHEAT OVEN 350
Beat eggs; add sugar and beat well. Add the mashed figs and vegetable oil. Sift together flour, bakin soda, salt and cinnamon. Add the fig mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Beat well. Fold in chopped pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour in greased and floured loaf pans. Makes 2 large or 3 small loaves.
ENJOY!!
Margaret
Proud to be an American! There is nothing better on earth than our freedom! |
| Lindsay C |
Posted - May 11 2010 : 3:08:48 PM
Last year we made some fig jam, and also we dehydrated a bunch too. We had more figs than we knew what to do with!
Lindsay
Farmgirl Sister #1452 |
| Annab |
Posted - May 10 2010 : 09:39:44 AM
Hey Rhonda!
Finally a farmgirl LOCAL here in central NC!
I'm in Seagrove and work at the zoo.
Sorry, I like figs but don't have access to any or a kitchen for that matter right now.
The fig and strawberry preserves are good I bet! |
| Beth Jones |
Posted - May 10 2010 : 07:39:24 AM
The recipe I have for Strawberry-Fig preserves is:
3 cups mashed figs (about 20 medium)
3 cups sugar
2 (3 oz.) or 1 (6 oz.) strawberry gelatin
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
For immediate use (store in refridgerator)
Mix figs, gelatin, sugar, and lemon juice well in a large sauce pot.
Bring to boil over medium heat and continue boiling for 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
Quickly pour into sterilized jars and wipe tops clean with a cloth.
For extended storage:
Do all of the above and...
Put in boiling water for 5 minutes for half pints.
Start timing when water returns to a full boil after hot jars are lowered into boiling water
Remove jars from water and set on counter to cool.
Makes about 6 (6oz) jars
Seal at once with a tight lid
You can never be to kind! |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - May 07 2010 : 5:55:15 PM
Fig jam is really good with Manchego or a good sharp cheddar. Mmmm, I am jealous.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| realjane |
Posted - May 07 2010 : 12:19:34 PM
Fig Loaf Cake (Recipe from The Delineator Recipes dated -1929)
1 c butter or shortening
2 c brown sugar
4 eggs
3 c flour
2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t ground cloves
1 t nutmeg
1 c water
1/2 pnd finely cut figs
2 c chopped raisins
Cream butter and add the sugar. Add the eggs, well beaten. Mix and sift the dry ingredients and add alternately with the water. Add figs and raisins,dredged with a little of the flour. Bake in a greased loaf pan in a slow oven (320 F) about 2 hours.
I haven't tried to make anything from this book yet. I just love old cookbooks. I just picked it up from a shop the other day. Let me know if you make it and how it tastes. Happy baking!
Traveled through a path in time
where reality was fine
and simple things gave peace of mind. |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - May 07 2010 : 08:17:11 AM
I wish I liked them...I know they are so wonderful for you, but in truth, I can't get past the "look" of them when sliced. In Newtons, doable...but in their real forms, nope.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
| tiff-tiff |
Posted - May 07 2010 : 08:15:08 AM
They are also easy to freeze! We eat them on hot days, right out of the freezer;) Martha Stewart has some really good fig recipes.
Farmgirl #164
www.itsatippinthing.blogspot.com |
| blessedspotfarm |
Posted - May 07 2010 : 08:08:02 AM
this is great thanks for all the ideas!! i like goat cheese.. we have a place here called the goatlady dairy and they make wonderful stuff!!
thanks again!!
rhonda |
| Faransgirl |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 7:40:57 PM
My Mom makes fig/strawberry preserves. If you want the recipe e-mail me and I will get it for you.
The Other Beth
Farmgirl Sister 572
When manure happens just say "WOO HOO Fertilizer". |
| Beth Jones |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 6:41:36 PM
An elderly friend of mine used to make preserves with figs and strawberry jello and when finished it looked just like and tasted like homemade strawberry preserves. It made a pretty presentation also. If you'd like I'll try to get the recipe and put it on the post. Smiles, Beth
You can never be to kind! |
| Roxy7 |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 3:50:15 PM
I would be in heaven. They dont grow here and are so expensive. I would makefig jam and filling for cookies. I love them dried too. I have actually had fig goat cheese. Delicious. |
| mellaisbella |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 12:30:00 PM
yes...figs and goat cheese yum!
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
farmgal #150 |
| AuntieM |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 11:07:17 AM
Mickib, that's just what I was going to suggest! Although since I don't like goat cheese, I usually substitute mascarpone cheese. I bake this for a few minutes until the cheese is melty, then drizzle with honey and toasted, sliced almonds. Sooo good! |
| mickib |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 10:49:56 AM
figs with goat cheese drizzled with honey and some almonds on the side is a wonderful appetizer; dried figs are great too |
| highlandviewpantry |
Posted - May 06 2010 : 09:04:57 AM
Figs are really nice fresh. They are good stuffed with cheese. You can also dehydrate them. You can make fig sauces to eat with lamb or over cheese. My favorite is fresh.
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