Fig And Rum Squares

Serves: 3

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

40

Spice

47

Sweetness

55

Sourness

35

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Orange Juice

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Blend flour, butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in processor until coarse meal forms

3

Add 1 tablespoon rum; blend until moist dough forms

4

Measure 1 cup dough; reserve for topping

5

Press remaining dough into 11 1/2 x 7 1/2-inch metal baking pan; do not clean processor

6

Blend figs, orange juice, orange peel, cinnamon, 1/2 cup sugar, and 3 tablespoons rum in processor to coarse paste

7

Spread filling over crust

8

Mix sliced almonds into reserved 1 cup dough

9

Drop topping by small clumps onto filling

10

Bake until golden, about 35 minutes

11

Cool completely in pan

12

Cut lengthwise into 3 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 6 pieces

13

Preheat oven to 350°F

14

Blend flour, butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in processor until coarse meal forms

15

Add 1 tablespoon rum; blend until moist dough forms

16

Measure 1 cup dough; reserve for topping

17

Press remaining dough into 11 1/2 x 7 1/2-inch metal baking pan; do not clean processor

18

Blend figs, orange juice, orange peel, cinnamon, 1/2 cup sugar, and 3 tablespoons rum in processor to coarse paste

19

Spread filling over crust

20

Mix sliced almonds into reserved 1 cup dough

21

Drop topping by small clumps onto filling

22

Bake until golden, about 35 minutes

23

Cool completely in pan

24

Cut lengthwise into 3 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 6 pieces