Ingredients (9)
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- 200g butter, softened
- 2/3 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 cups plain flour
- pure icing sugar, to serve
Fig and walnut spread
- 375g packet dessert figs
- 100g walnuts
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Method
- Step 1 Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease a 3cm-deep, 18cm x 28cm (base) slab pan. Line with baking paper (see note).
- Step 2 Make fig and walnut spread: Place figs, walnuts, honey and cinnamon in a small food processor. Process to a fine paste.
- Step 3 Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla essence for 1 to 2 minutes or until pale and creamy. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour. Using hands, bring mixture together to form a ball. Divide in half. Press one half of mixture into prepared pan.
- Step 4 Spread fig mixture over base. Roll out remaining flour mixture until large enough to cover filling. Place over filling (if it breaks a little, press it back together).
- Step 5 Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden. Stand in pan for 15 minutes. Lift onto a wire rack. Cut into pieces while still warm. Allow to cool. Dust with icing sugar. Serve.