Apricots Baked In Fig Leaves
Serves: 4
Cierra Adams
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
67
Spice
46
Sweetness
60
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
6 tsps
Sugar4 medium
Apricot (halved and pitted)Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2
Lightly butter 2 medium baking dishes
3
Sprinkle each dish with 1/2 teaspoon sugar; set aside
4
Place a fig leaf, dark side down, on a work surface
5
Place an apricot half, cut side up, in center of leaf
6
Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and dot with 1/2 teaspoon butter
7
Wrap leaf around apricot to enclose
8
Place, seam side down, in prepared dish
9
Repeat with remaining apricots, placing 4 wrapped apricots in each dish
10
Brush packets with remaining 3 1/2 teaspoons butter and sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons sugar
11
Sprinkle the lemon zest evenly over the packets
12
Bake until fruit is soft when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 20 minutes
13
Serve topped with a scoop of ice cream