Fig Newtons - Paleo and Vegan

By karenluvslife

Ingredients

• Filling
• 1 cup dried de-stemmed figs
• 1 cup pitted dried dates
• 1 tsp lime/lemon zest
• Pastry
• 1 cup blanched almond meal
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 2 tbs melted coconut oil
• 2 tbs maple syrup

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from karenluvslife.blogspot.com.au

Preparation

Step 1

Makes: 12-15

Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until you
get a very thick dough. This is a very firm mix so do as quickly as you can so
as not to overload the motor of you machine. Once done remove it from the bowl
and knead it for a minute or two then put aside while you prepare the pastry.

Add the almond meal and coconut flour to the food processor
and blend to mix the ingredients then add the oil and sweetener and blend until
it forms a dough. Remove the dough from the machine and knead it gently on an
oiled surface or a teflex sheet the roll out to about 2-3 mm thickness in a
large rectangle approximately 10cm wide by as long as you can get it.

Now you will need to roll out the fig and date filling in a
long rectangle cutting it to about 3-4 cm wide. Lay the filling onto the pastry
leaving about 1 cm on one side then folding the large side over the filling matching
it to the pastry on the other side. Press down both sides of the pastry to seal
the edges then cut them into 2cm wide biscuits and place them on a baking paper
lined baking tray and place in the fridge for up3-4 hours.

Preheat oven to 180

These will make a delicious Christmas gift or morning tea treat. I am going to make sure I have a batch done for the festive season. You could even make them into a form of Christmas tarts with a bit of imagination.

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