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California Fig Bars
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 142kcal
- 2 cups apple juice
- 8 ounces Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs stemmed and quartered
- salt
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 egg large, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, allowing excess to hang over pan edges. Grease foil. Cook apple juice, figs, and pinch salt in saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until very soft and syrupy, 15 to 20 minutes; let cool slightly. Process mixture with lemon juice in food processor until jamlike.
Combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in bowl; set aside. With electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Stir in flour mixture until just incorporated. Place all but 3⁄4 cup dough into prepared pan and press into even layer. Bake until just golden, about 20 minutes. Roll remaining dough into 8-inch square between 2 sheets of greased parchment paper, then place in freezer until firm.
Spread fig mixture evenly over baked crust. Top with frozen dough square. Bake until top is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely on wire rack, about 2 hours. Using foil overhang, lift bars from pan. Cut into squares and serve.
HOW TO LAYER FIG BARS Once the bottom crust has been baked, spread the fig filling into an even layer over the baked crust with a rubber spatula. Freezing the top layer of dough makes it easier to handle; once it’s unwrapped, gently lay it on top of the filling. Press lightly on the dough to adhere and then finish baking the bars.
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Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.6mg