Print California Fig Loaf Recipe
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California Fig Loaf
Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups Dried Figs 1 1/2 Cups Coarsely cut dried figs
1/2 Cup Sugar 1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Honey 1/2 Cup Honey (up to 2)
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda 1 Teaspoon Baking soda dissolved in 1 /4 c. sour milk
1 Cup Water 1 Cup Boiling water
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 1 Teaspoon Baking powder plus
2 1/2 Cups Flour 2 1/2 Cups Flour more as needed to 7 c
1 1/2 Teaspoons Salt 1 1/2 Teaspoons Salt (to taste)
1 Unit Egg 1 Unit Egg beaten
1 Teaspoon Vanilla 1 Teaspoon Vanilla or Almond extract to
1 Cup Walnut 1 Cup Walnuts chopped or pecans
1 Tablespoon Orange 1 Tablespoon Grated orange peel
Directions:
1. Grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.

2. Combine figs, sugar, honey and soda in mixing bowl.

3. Add water. Stir. Let cool. Sift dry ingredients together.

4. Add remaining ingredients to the cooled pan.

5. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 50 minutes or until loaf is golden brown and pulls away gently from sides of pan.

6. Remove from pan. Cool on wire rack. Wrap in foil.

7. Freeze or refrigerate. Keeps well several weeks.