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Matiz (sp?) bread
Olive & fig tapenade
Stuffed figs…
Love those little guys. My tree is too young still to give forth 🙁
My husband makes a spectacular fig, goat cheese and carmelized gluten free pizza for me on the grill!
Awwww your husband loves you Barb! <3
I’d try a spin on stuffed dates. Stuff the figs with blue cheese or an almond (for crunch), then wrap with turkey bacon and grill or sauté in olive oil!
We moved to a house with a mission fig tree in Feb. The 1st crop was not great, but the 2nd crop…WOW! We are getting 15-20 (sometimes more) a day. We eat them…a lot. Several of them are already like jam-so good on toast or Almond Butter. But I just made this recipe today: http://curtsdelectables.blogspot.com/2012/09/grandmas-fresh-fig-cake-recipe.html#.UgV6NZKG2Sp
It’s very yummy. Since I don’t use shortening, I used refined coconut oil and that worked well. It’s really moist (and I didn’t peel the figs).
I’m thinking about trying this for Rosh Hashanah:
http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/Spiced-Honey-Cake-with-Caramelized-Figs-Recipe-Chow-55854
If you google fresh fig recipes, you will get a ton of them. Also there is this site: http://www.californiafigs.com/index.php
They have a lot of recipes and you can specify fresh or dried.
Good luck…I’d love to know if you find any you like. 🙂
Linda
Thank you for all the yummy ideas!
Hi Linda ! Can you send me a couple cutting from your Black Mission ?
Years ago I used to bake them in balsamic vinegar and the balsamic would reduce down and the figs would carmelize. Heaven! Then I would spread goat cheese on thinly sliced baguette and top with the caramelized balsamic figs. It was divine! Why on earth did I stop making them? I’m going to try it again this week. Mmmmmm
Hi, can u give more info about baking in balsamic vinegar. How long and at what temp. Sounds wonderful. THanks
The best possible thing you can do with extra figs is send them to me. I love fresh figs 🙂
Borrow someone’s dehydrator and dry your figs. You can wrap and store them for use over winter. In Melbourne we have local food swaps – no money changes hands, just produce!
I live in Edgewater and my Mom has a hugh fig tree.But I still cant figure out how to store them for cold season ( they call winter)lol I tryed freezing them in ziplock but didnt work any suggestions would be great lots of figs I cant waste them again.thank you Kathi
I was meaning to prepare this recipe, but instead of making the pastry, just buying ready made puff pastry. Haven’t done it yet, but maybe you would like to try or transform this one.
I found it in mostlyfoodstuffs.blogspot.com
http://mostlyfoodstuffs.blogspot.com/2012/10/fig-pistachio-and-goat-cheese-danish.html
Tori, I love your recipes!,
Aliza
Thanks Aliza! I edited your comment to link to the original source of the recipe (rather than copy/paste), so that the blogger gets traffic from others who might be interested. Sounds like a great idea!
A friend recently served chocolate dipped figs. Delicious!
A few years ago, I actually googled “fig honey cake bread pudding” and found a recipe on the internet. I thought it made a nice Rosh Hashana dessert, though I ended up being the only one eating it! 😛 You could always dry them.
— Dry them. Use them all winter.
http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/PNW/PNW0397.pdf
— Appetizer: Halve, fill with a soft fresh cheese or chèvre
— Pair with another fruit and make jam…fig+peach
Instead of oatmeal raison cookies……….oatmeal fig cookies? I have the magic bullet juicer and my goodness, the taste of figs in a drink, delicious 0-)
How about cut of figs, in an apple pie?
Europeans add plums to their turkey’s when they bake them, so how about figs baked in the turkey.
ME…………I would eat it straight up aka plain!
We were in Israel this summer and had a really delicious pizza with figs and goat cheese on it. Maybe some onions too but not sure. Anyway, it was amazing!
Love that idea Nurit!
Rustic tart : Butter pie crust rolled out on parchement paper on cookie sheet then layered with sliced figs, dots of ricotta cheese sweetened with some honey & thyme; fold over dough towards center, brush with egg wash and sprinkle some sugar over egg wash and bake 400 degrees about 45 min or til golden. Yummmm.
Now this ones sounds delightful! Can’t wait to try it!
i cut them in half put them in brandy overnite and dehrydrate them in my dehrydrater they come great stay a long time, ihave 3 trees and i use them all,except the ones the birds get, also make fig bars and jam
My mother would cook a big pot of figs in a sugar syrup with several lemons sliced thin. We would eat the figs on toast (like jam), and the syrup was good on French toast. The lemons were good too, but I don’t remember doing anything with them, just eating them along with the figs. She would also make fig bread with the cooked figs.
how about a variation on a caprese salad, with fig and water mozzarella, honey, or evoo and black pepper.
I like to make homemade fig jam, like Dalmatia, that is found in stores. It is great served with a soft cheese like brie and crackers. They are several recipes available online for making fig jam in the microwave. Stores well in the refrigerator!
What about in a pastry, something like a homemade fig newton?
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They will harvest your fruit and donate it to local agencies serving the needy. So many people leave delicious fruit to rot on their trees, but they can call this organization and they will pick and donate. It’s also tax deductible.