Best Baja Fig Bread Recipes

FRESH FIG BREAD

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Fig bread, a popular quick bread made with figs and pecans. This fig bread makes two standard loaves of quick bread with fresh figs and pecans.

Provided by Diana Rattray

Categories Bread Cakes Snack Breakfast Dessert Cake

Time 1h17m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 eggs
2 1/2 cups sugar (may reduce to 2 cups)
2 cups ripe figs , mashed
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup buttermilk , well shaken
1 cup pecans, chopped

Steps:

Gather the ingredients.
Heat the oven to 350 F/180 C/Gas 4. Grease and flour two 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans (or 3 small loaf pans).
In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the eggs. Add the sugar and beat well.
With the mixer on low speed, add the mashed figs and vegetable oil.
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Add the flour mixture to the first mixture alternating with the buttermilk. Beat until well blended.
Fold in chopped pecans.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. The center may sink slightly while cooling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 kcal, Carbohydrate 45 g, Cholesterol 28 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 255 mg, Sugar 29 g, Fat 13 g, ServingSize 20 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

BAJA FIG BREAD

Baja Fig Bread image

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (Mexican canela or Ceylon variety preferred)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons plain yogurt or sour cream
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon canola oil or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup finely chopped California mission fig

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.Grease 1 small (7 1/2- × 3 3/4- inch) loaf pan and line with parchment or wax paper. In a large bowl, whisk together the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, and salt. Make a well in the center. 2. In a medium bowl, mix together the egg, orange juice, yogurt, sugar, oil, vanilla, and figs. Pour the wet ingredients into the well of the dry ingredients and stir together just to combine. Do not over mix. (The batter will be thick.) 3. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, and level the top. Bake in preheated oven about 35 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Turn the bread out onto a wire rack. Cool at least 30 minutes. Slice and serve.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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