Fresh Fig Bars
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
figs are ripe during a short period in summer. If you have a fig tree, it can be taxing to find recipes to use them up before it is too late.
Source: Allrecipes.com
Categories: Cookie Bars/ brownies
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh figs, chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup honey
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. lemon peel
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 3 cups quick cook oats
Directions
- Combine figs, water, honey, salt and lemon peel in saucepan and simmer 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally.
- Combine 2 Tbsp. flour and water and stir into fig mixture. Cook 5 minutes longer stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and walnuts. Cream shortening with brown sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour, 1/2 tsp. salt and oatmeal and stir into creamed mixture.
- Pat half of oatmeal mixture into bottom of well greased rectangular pan. Spread fig filling evenly over oatmeal mixture, then sprinkle remaining half of oatmeal mixture on top and press with fork.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cut in squares while still warm. Cool completely before removing from pan.