Indulge in the delectable harmony of bran and fig cookies, a timeless treat that captivates taste buds with every bite. This classic recipe, passed down through generations, blends the wholesome goodness of bran with the sweet, succulent notes of figs. Embark on a culinary journey as we uncover the secrets to crafting these delectable cookies, ensuring a delightful symphony of flavours and textures that will leave you craving more.
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FIG BRAN MUFFINS
These moist, tender muffins will erase any memories of the rubbery, leaden low-fat muffins you have had before. One of the secrets is the applesauce which adds extra tenderness and sweet fruity flavor. The figs lend a deep flavored, sophisticated touch. It's maximum muffin satisfaction with minimal effort.
Provided by Ellie Krieger
Categories main-dish
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 12-capacity muffin pan with cooking spray. Thinly slice the whole figs.
- In a large bowl, combine the cereal and milk. Let sit until softened, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the whole-wheat flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add the applesauce, honey, oil, molasses, and egg to the cereal mixture and stir until combined. Add the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Gently stir in the chopped figs. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and top each muffin with a fig slice. Tap the pan on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of 1 of the muffins comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. If necessary, run a knife around the muffins to loosen. Unmold and cool completely on a rack.
- Excellent source of: Fiber, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folate, Manganese, Phosphorus
- Good source of: Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Selenium, Zinc
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 8 grams, SaturatedFat 1 grams, Cholesterol 20 milligrams, Sodium 135 milligrams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 5 grams
BRAN AND FIG COOKIES
Any of the "twiggy" or bud-like cereals (which are in fact mostly bran) will work in these cookies. You could also replace the figs with raisins or chocolate chips. These may be good for you but they are also just plain good.
Provided by Jenny Sanders
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 48 Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- If necessary, soak the figs in boiling water for a few minutes to soften them.
- Drain them and chop them when cool enough to handle.
- Cream the butter and brown sugar.
- Beat in the egg and milk.
- Mix the dry ingredients.
- Stir them in, with the chopped figs.
- Scoop out onto lightly buttered cookie sheets, and press down lightly with a wet fork.
- I use a small melon baller for evenly sized cookies.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until firm and lightly browned.
FIG AND WALNUT COOKIES
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 2h26m
Yield 4 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the pastry dough: Whisk the eggs and vanilla in a small bowl to blend. Mix the flour, sugar, lemon zest, and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and rub in with your fingers until the butter is the size of small peas. Add the egg mixture and mix with a fork until the dough comes together. Gather the dough into a ball. Divide the dough in 2 and flatten into disks. Wrap the dough disks in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, for the filling and cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper. Finely chop the figs and raisins in a food processor. Add the honey, orange juice, cinnamon, and lemon zest, and pulse just to blend. Scrape the fig mixture into a medium bowl. Stir in the walnuts. Transfer the fruit mixture to a pastry bag.
- Roll out 1 disk of dough on a floured work surface to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 2 1/2-inch diameter biscuit cutter, cut out dough rounds. Gather the dough scraps into a disk, then cover and refrigerate while assembling the cookies. Spoon the fruit mixture in the center of each dough round. Lightly moisten the edges of the dough with the egg wash. Fold the dough over the filling and press the edges to seal. Arrange the cookies evenly apart on the prepared baking sheets. Brush the tops of the cookies with egg wash. Bake until the cookies are pale golden, about 18 minutes.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and cool completely. Repeat with the refrigerated dough scraps and remaining filling.
HONEY BRAN MUFFINS WITH FIGS
Categories Bread Cake Dairy Fruit Breakfast Brunch Bake Quick & Easy Fig Honey Bran Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 24
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 24 muffin cups with muffin papers. Stir flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl to blend. Combine bran and figs in another bowl; mix in 1 cup boiling water.
- Beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar, then honey. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in buttermilk alternately with flour mixture in 3 additions each. Mix in bran mixture. Divide batter among lined muffin cups.
- Bake muffins until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Turn muffins out onto racks and cool completely.
FIG AND NUT COOKIES
Fig, cranberries and almond pair up in these tasty cookies - a great dessert.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
- In medium bowl, mix flours, bran, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice with whisk; set aside. In large bowl, stir together brown sugar, melted butter and eggs. Stir in figs, cranberries and vanilla. Add flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. Gently fold in almonds.
- Onto cookie sheet, drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 4 inches apart. Sprinkle evenly with granulated sugar.
- Bake 12 minutes or until almost set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 250, Carbohydrate 42 g, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 125 mg
ITALIAN FIG COOKIES I
This recipe has been handed down through my mother's family for years. My grandmother brought it with her from Italy in the early 1900's. My mom taught me the recipe this year. Now I am the designated person in our family to make the Fig Cookies. This is a very high honor. So they must be as good as my Grandmothers' cookies. Some call them Homemade Fig Newtons. They are a tradition at Christmas and are wonderful with a hot cup of coffee. They are lot of work. I make them in stages. First the dough, then a few days later the figs, and finally I will make the cookies. The dough and the figs keep well in the refrigerator and the cookies freeze very well.
Provided by Mary Jo
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- To Make Dough: Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, vanilla, and salt. Blend in flour and baking powder by hand. Knead dough until smooth and workable. Add milk to reach workable consistency. (This takes a while and you will get a workout, but you'll know when it's right.)
- To Make Filling: Cut up figs, orange, and apple into small pieces. (It is easier to grind this way). Grind figs, raisins, orange, and apple. If the mixture is too dry or thick, mix in up to 1 cup of water, if desired. (I do not use the water, the juice from the apple and orange are enough). The spices and chopped nuts are added to the ground fig mixture. After the fig mixture is ground, I sprinkle them in over the mixture and mix (knead) it in by hand. STICKY! But good.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Roll out some dough. (should be kind of thin). Put fig mixture in a line. Wrap dough over mixture, sealing figs inside dough. Trim to desired length, using a diagonal cut. Make small diagonal slits in the sides of the cookies. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes. (Dough makes good cookies without the filling also). Wonderful with coffee.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 301.5 calories, Carbohydrate 51.9 g, Cholesterol 19.4 mg, Fat 10.1 g, Fiber 4.9 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 71.8 mg, Sugar 33.1 g
FRESH FIG COOKIES
A good moist cookie.
Provided by Pat Kersteter
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Fig Dessert Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Cream sugar and shortening and add beaten egg.
- Sift dry ingredients and blend with creamed mixture. Fold in figs and nuts.
- Drop by spoonfuls on greased sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.2 calories, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 10.3 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 166.1 mg, Sugar 12.7 g
FIG COOKIES
Make and share this Fig Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by tonyf56
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Yield 18-24 cookies, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Sift together flour, salt,baking soda, cinnamon and allspice set aside
- Combine shorting and sugar: add eggs and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture and blend until smooth.
- Add fig preserves.
- Drop by by teaspoon onto well greased cookie sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 min at 350°F.
FIG-FILLED COOKIES
Family and friends know I have a fondness for Christmas cookies. Each year after Thanksgiving, they begin asking when the cookies will be ready!
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield About 2-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours., In a saucepan, combine the first eight filling ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-6 minutes or until the fruit is tender and liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in pecans. Cool to room temperature., Roll out each portion of dough between two pieces of waxed paper into a 10x8-in. rectangle. Cut each into two 10x4-in. rectangles. Spread 1/2 cup filling down the center of each rectangle. Starting at a long side, fold dough over filling; fold other side over top. Pinch to seal seams and edges. Place seam side down on parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut each rectangle diagonally into 1-in. strips. Remove to wire racks to cool. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 259 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 151mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
Tips:
- For a chewier cookie, use more bran cereal.
- For a crispier cookie, use less bran cereal.
- If you don't have dried figs, you can use chopped dates or raisins instead.
- To make the cookies even more decadent, you can add a drizzle of melted chocolate or a sprinkle of chopped nuts.
- Be sure to let the cookies cool completely before storing them in an airtight container.
Conclusion:
Bran and fig cookies are a delicious and healthy snack that are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. They are also a great way to use up leftover bran cereal. With their chewy texture, sweet flavor, and nutritious ingredients, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.
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