Recipe - Fig Pickles

12 ounce Dried figs; chopped
One half cup Sugar
Three fourths cup Water
1 Lemon; juiced
One half cup Shortening
1 cup Brown sugar; packed
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 One half cup Flour
One fourth teaspoon Soda
One half teaspoon Salt

In a saucepan combine figs, sugar, water and lemon juice. Cook and stir
over medium heat until mixture is thick and jam like. Cool. In a bowl,
combine shortening, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in flour, soda and
salt. Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface and knead a few times
to make a smooth ball. With a floured rolling pin roll dough out to a 14 x
12inch rectangle. Cut dough with a knife into 4 strips, 3 One half inches wide
and 12 inches long. Spoon filling in a mound down the center of each strip.
Using a spatula, turn in sides of each strip to enclose the filling.
Press edges together and turn strip seam side down. With a sharp knife
cut each strip into 10 pieces. Place on greased baking sheets and bake at
375 degrees for 10 12 minutes, or until fig newtons are puffed and firm
to the touch. Cool on a rack and store in an airtight container in a cool
dry place. Makes 40.

Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #195 by "Griff" wgriffin@ix.netcom.com on
Jul 28, 1997