Homemade Fig Newtons

Name: Homemade Fig Newtons
Ingredients: 1 pint fresh or preserved figs or 12 ounces dried figs; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 stick butter; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons orange juice; If you are using:; Fresh figs: Remove stems and boil figs with a cinnamon stick and 2 cups of sugar in 1 cup of water for 45 minutes. Drain and cool.; Dried figs: In a bowl, pour boiling water over figs (stems removed) and let rest 10 minutes. Drain all but 2 tablespoons water and stir in 2 tablespoons corn syrup + 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.; Preserved figs: Drain syrup.

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INGREDIENTS

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1 pint fresh or preserved figs or 12 ounces dried figs

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1 1/2 cups flour

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1/4 teaspoon baking powder

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1 stick butter

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1/3 cup sugar

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1 egg

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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2 tablespoons orange juice

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If you are using:

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Fresh figs: Remove stems and boil figs with a cinnamon stick and 2 cups of sugar in 1 cup of water for 45 minutes. Drain and cool.

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Dried figs: In a bowl, pour boiling water over figs (stems removed) and let rest 10 minutes. Drain all but 2 tablespoons water and stir in 2 tablespoons corn syrup + 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.

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Preserved figs: Drain syrup.

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