Homemade fig rolls

These fig rolls used to be made as quite a tasty health food by medieval physicians.

Homemade fig rolls

SERVES

14

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

30

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

20

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • For the biscuit:

  • 140g plain flour

  • 80g brown flour

  • ½ tsp mixed cake spice

  • ¼ tsp fine sea salt

  • 40g golden caster sugar

  • 140g cold butter, cubed

  • 1 egg yolk (from a large egg)

  • For the fig filling:

  • 300g dried figs, the softer kind, chopped

  • 150mls water

  • 40g golden caster sugar

  • zest and juice 1 orange

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