Fig Honey Bread Recipes

FIG BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Whisk together mashed figs, egg, sugar, butter and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl. Whisk flour mixture into fig mixture, stirring until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.

APPLE FIG BREAD WITH HONEY GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, stir flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon allspice with whisk.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and oil with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute or until blended. Beat in egg and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• Beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk on low speed, beating after each addition until smooth. Stir in apples and figs. Pour into pan.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes.
• Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan and place top side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In small bowl, beat 1/3 cup powdered sugar, the honey, butter and dash of allspice until smooth, slowly adding additional powdered sugar for desired glaze consistency. Spread glaze over top of loaf. Let stand until set. (Glaze will remain slightly tacky to the touch.) Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.