Simple Yet Elegant Fig Bread
By: Heather Gorski
Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 10:04am

Ingredients




1 cup apple juice
1/4 cup unsalted butter (½ stick, or margarine)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups dried figs, stems removed, coarsely chopped
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Preparation

1 In a small saucepan, heat the apple juice over moderately high heat just until boiling, about 3 minutes. 2 Remove from heat, add butter, and stir until melted. 3 Stir in the salt and figs. 4 Cool to room temperature. 5 Preheat the oven to 350*F. 6 In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. 7 In a medium bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla until well incorporated. Stir in fig mixture and lemon rind. 8 Add all to the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened 9 Do not over mix.** 10 Spoon the batter into a greased 8"x4"x2" loaf pan. 11 Bake for about  hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 12 Let it cool upright in the pan on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.

About


So Tim and I went and met up with our friend Paul and his girlfriend in VA at a coffee shop...we had some great fig bread and I said I need to figure out how to make this after I ate the whole loaf practically!
Thanks to Noir @ Group Recipes for this delicious Golden Fig Bread Recipe:
1 cup apple juice
1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick, or margarine)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups dried figs, stems removed, coarsely chopped
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon juice
   1. In a small saucepan, heat the apple juice over moderately high heat just until boiling, about 3 minutes.
   2. Remove from heat, add butter, and stir until melted.
   3. Stir in the salt and figs.
   4. Cool to room temperature.
   5. Preheat the oven to 350*F.
   6. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
   7. In a medium bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla until well incorporated. Stir in fig mixture and lemon rind.
   8. Add all to the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened.
   9. **Do not over mix.**
  10. Spoon the batter into a greased 8"x4"x2" loaf pan.
  11. Bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  12. Let it cool upright in the pan on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.
  13. Makes 1 loaf.