Fig-Date Swirls

Name: Fig-Date Swirls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 large egg; 237 milliliters dried Mission figs, stemmed; 2 Tbsps honey; 237 milliliters pitted Medjool dates; 118 milliliters orange juice; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 8 Tbsps (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 473 milliliters whole-wheat pastry flour

Need a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre? Fig-Date Swirls could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe serves 30. One serving contains 90 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. Head to the store and pick up cinnamon, egg, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, salt and half of cinnamon until mixed. Pulse in butter until coarse crumbs form. Pulse in egg and 2 Tbsp. juice until dough forms a ball.

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Cinnamon

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Juice

Sugar

Salt

Egg

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Food Processor

Divide dough in half; pat into 2 4 1/2-inch-wide disks. Wrap disks in plastic wrap; chill for 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

In processor, puree figs, dates, honey and remaining juice and cinnamon until smooth paste forms.

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Cinnamon

Dates

Honey

Juice

Figs

Transfer to a bowl; cover.

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Bowl

Unwrap 1 dough disk.

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Dough

Place between sheets of plastic wrap and roll out into an 8-by-10-inch rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. Trim edges.

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Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Remove top sheet; spread half of filling over dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Starting with a short side, using plastic as an aid, roll up into a log. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours and up to 1 week. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.

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Spread

Dough

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Place racks in top and bottom thirds of oven; preheat to 350F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment. With a serrated knife, cut 1 log into 1/3-inch-thick slices.

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Serrated Knife