Fig Bars

Submitted by Lennie

"Found this on the Net in response to a request. There was no yield, so I'm going to guess 24 bars. If you make these and that's wrong, pls let me know!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 24 bars

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 cups sifted whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup fig
• 1⁄2 cup pecans
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
2. Mix together sugar, salt, sour cream, flour, and soda; knead and roll very thin.
3. Grind figs and nuts.
4. Cream with the butter and hot water; add vanilla.
5. Spread half the dough with the fig mixture and fold the other half of dough over to cover the fig mixture.
6. Press together and cut in 1 1/2-inch squares.
7. Arrange on lightly greased cookie sheet, sprinkle with sugar, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.