Dried Fig And Hazelnut Bread Recipes

DRIED FIG AND HAZELNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Butter an 8 ½ x 4 ½ x 2 ½ loaf pan, or 4 small loaf pans.
• Line with buttered parchment paper, dust lightly with flour.
• Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl.
• In a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk the eggs until they are combined, then slowly whisk in the dry ingredients.
• Stir in the melted butter until it is thoroughly blended, then fold in the figs, cheese, hazelnuts and pepper, making sure they are well distributed throughout the batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan or pans and rap it sharply on a work surface to release any air bubbles.
• Bake in the center of the oven until the top of the bread is golden, and a tester stuck in the center comes out clean.(40 to 45 minutes for a single loaf, 30 to 35 minutes for smaller loaves.).
• Remove the bread from the oven and turn it out onto a wire cooling rack. After about 5 minutes, peel off the parchment paper.
• Let cool and serve.

FIG BREAD

Steps:

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