Fig Squares

Ooohhh I was soo excited and was looking forward to our long weekend for one whole month

Infact I had made a long list of To-do/to-go/to-meet/to-eat/to-make items

And now ….it’s gone!! Leaving every little thing in my wish list undone!!!

Why you ask..?

For me the weekend started 3 days early…coz of 3 days of medical leave and a stupid stupid eye infection

And it ate almost whole of my long weekend..grrrrrrr

Can it be any worse than this?

Now I have to wait for two whole months for the next long weekendL

Anyways it’s time to clear out the list from my drafts folder…

So here is a fudgy, chewy and healthy slice…This was made some 3 weeks back and was lazily sitting in my drafts folder !!

Fig Squares

Ingredients

250 g dried figs, finely chopped

1  cup boiling water

100 g butter, softened

2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons Honey

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour

1/3  cup Skimmed milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 170°C

Line a sqaure baking pan with parchment paper

Place figs and boiling water in a bowl. Set aside for 15 minutes to soften.

Once the figs has been softened, transfer to a food processor and blend for few seconds until a thick paste is formed.

Beat butter, sugar, honey and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Add fig mixture, flour and milk. Beat to combine.

Spread mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.