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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is a great little holiday treat! Perfect for a wintery day when you want to sit back and enjoy a nice hot cup of coffee with a little something sweet. You can cheat a little if you like by replacing the 15 figs with a good quality fig jam. Omit the sugar and just add the brandy and follow the remaining directions. Ingredients:
15 figs, peeled |
2 tablespoons sugar |
2 tablespoons brandy (use a good quality brandy) |
12 sheets 4 x 4 inch puff pastry |
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, warmed |
powdered sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Allow puff pastry (if frozen) to thaw 8 to 10 minutes.
3. In a mixing bowl mash figs with a fork.
4. Add sugar and brandy and mix well.
5. Spoon a healthy dollop of fig mixture into each center 4 inch puff pastry square.
6. Fold each corner of the pastry in to the center, enclosing the fig filling and pinch to seal, thus forming a square fig bundle.
7. Lightly brush with butter.
8. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
9. When cooled sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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