My grandmother was originally from Italy, and in her country figs were a common staple in a lot of meals and desserts. Needless to say, when I was growing up, there was almost always some at her house. So when we bought our farm and saw that there was a huge fig tree on the property, we knew it was meant to be … and that we would need to fig-ure out what to do with all that fruit and make Nana proud! We’ve made jam, cobblers, and cookies, but I have to say, this fig nut bread is probably my favorite thing to make (and eat!).
Ingredients:
3 large eggs
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup oil
2 cups ripe figs (mashed)
3 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
Beat eggs and sugar until smooth. Add figs, oil, and vanilla, beat on low for 1 minute. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together into a separate bowl. Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk. Beat on low until fully incorporated. Fold in walnuts.
Grease and flour 2 large or 3 medium loaf pans. Fill about 2/3 or 3/4 full with batter.
Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes.
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