Fig-Walnut Quick Bread
Each week I contribute an article to the Whole Foods Market Cooking Boulder expanding on one of the 10 Ways Tuesday ideas. This week I cooked and photographed a recipe for Fig-Walnut Quick Bread from Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook. For this recipe, Martha Stewart cleverly uses dried figs in two different ways. Half of the figs are softened in boiling water for ten minutes then puréed before being incorporated into the batter. The other half of the dried figs is coarsely chopped and stirred into the batter at the end, just before baking. Fig chunks provide a variety of textures, lending a luscious, chewy bite and the sugary crunch of their many tiny fig seeds to the delicate crumb of the quick bread. It’s the variety of textures and depth of flavor from dried figs that makes this recipe so special. For the full article and recipe, click on the icon below.
Dried Fig Purée
Fig-Walnut Quick Bread
I’m really liking the sound of this bread, especially with those delicious fig components in it. 😀
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Mmmm… that would be such a wonderful change from banana bread. I’m asking for figs for Xmas!
Sarah, this bread is right up your alley. I can’t wait to see your photograph it!
My mom is obsessed with figs and I’m sort of on a bread kick lately. I think I might have to make this (or um, suggest she make this), while I’m home for Christmas 🙂
Kathryn,
This bread is easy to throw together and tastes delicious. I hope you enjoy it on your visit home!
Mmmm…I like the sound of this bread. It is pretty genius to puree some and stir in chopped figs in the end.
Nicole,
Chopped figs + fig puree = genius for sure!