FIG ROLLS………. yes that’s what I said……….ROLLS !!!!! ROLLS !!!!!
Back away from the Newton 😜😜 If it wasn’t for a group of International bakers and the playground I play in, I would have lead a life Newtonless 😂😂 and to be fair I don’t feel its adding any benefit to my general health and well-being , maybe in and IQ for Mensa it may help or most likely a pub quiz 😂😂😂
And I’m claiming rolling rights due to the fact there is strong suspicion that Newton was old Isaac which means I have the British upper hand
If fact for all the banter nobody wins they are in fact Egyptian……..Christopher Columbus wrote a full page about them………so if your Spanish you’ve got a better claim. HI Spain 🙋🙋😀
Now I’ve cleared that up you’ve are in for a second debate…..is a cake or a biscuit…….all right cookie if you insist 😜
Answers on a postcard to Clares Cauldron 😂😂😂. My money is biscuit as it can be dunked and is sold in the biscuit aisle……oh goodness its like the great Jaffa Cake debate all over again 😱😱😱
Cos infact its technically said its a cake……..but come on its a fig paste encased in a soft biscuit ( COOKIE, I heard you wincing 😂) how does that become a cake……..will leave you with that to ponder cos I’m on night duty and my head cant figure it out 😂🙈🙈
Right back to the baking………….
Once again I’m going to say, if you want to bake intolerance wise you need a food processor. Nothing trick mines not expensive this is it one day i might upgrade but this more than does the job
Oh and you will need the Tigernut flour you used for the digestives we baked , we are wholemeal equivalent again……..remember there are no nuts in Tigernuts its totally nut free
You can check it out here
https://clarescauldron.com/2019/06/08/the-intolerant-digestive-biscuit/
Time to bake……………
Intolerant Fig Rolls / Fig Newton
Soft Biscuit Cookie Filled with A Mass of Figginess Goodness GF, DF, V Refined Sugar free Option
This recipe will make 10 Fig Rolls, mansize , or 15 lady size
Refine sugar Free Option given within the recipe
Ingredients
- The Biscuit / Cookie
- 140 g Gluten free Plain flour , I recommend Dove farms UK or Pillsbury US
- 30 g Tigernut Flour
- 60 g Cornflour
- 1 tsp Xanthan Gum
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 50 g Dark Brown Sugar or Sukrin Gold
- 50 g Granulated Sugar or Xylitol
- 65 g Vegan Butter Block not spread , Pure or Stork Block UK, Earth Balanced butter US
- 60 g Unsweetened Apple Sauce, ( stewed Bramley apples Uk , Macintosh US or jar of baby apple puree 🙊)
- 3 tbsp Aquafaba ( chickpea juice out of the can ) Filling
- 250 g Dried Figs
- 2 tbsp Agave Syrup ( or honey if not vegan )
- Zest of one lemon
- 2 tbsp of Lemon juice ( half the lemon you’ve just zested )
Directions
- Mix the flour, cornflour, xanthan gum, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon in a bowl ( stand mixer bowl if using one ) with a whisk to aerate
- Add the sugar to the flour mix and stir in
- Add the vegan butter to the dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until incorporated, basically crumbs
- Whisk the apple Sauce and the Aquafaba together in a bowl
- Add to the dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until the mixture starts to clump together and looks like below
- Transfer onto a sheet of cling film and shape into a rectangle, the dough will be slightly sticky
- Wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge for an hour for the fluid to absorb and the mixture to cool a little
- Roughly Chop the Figs and place in the food processor with the lemon zest juice and agave syrup
- Blend until you get a thick paste for about 30 seconds
- Switch on oven preheat to 180 C / 160 C Convection /350 F After and hour roll the dough out on a sheet of lightly floured parchment , with a layer of clingfilm on the top
- Roll out to 36 cm by 15 cm rectangle
- If the dough gets unruly and not square it can be pushed back to shape with the edge of your hand ( knock it back ). Mine was 4 mm thick
- Take of the clingfilm and trim the edges
- Lets get messy, place the fig mixture in a sausage shape down the middle of the dough…..its sticky look, so when you’ve done it for goodness sake wash your hands
- Fold the edges over and press together
- Turn the ‘ log ‘ seam side down by flipping with the aid of the parchment
- The dough will be a little rough so sprinkle it with a little flour and rub it gently
- Cut into 1- 1 1/2 in slices ( you may get a runt 😂😂)
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment
- Bake for 15 minutes Lady Size and 20 minutes Mansize until slightly risen and well browned
- Place on a wire rack to cool
- Enjoy
So there you go, these are bigger than the usual commercial type, I’ve only seen Fig Rolls online to buy at an exorbitant price……I’m delighted with these and they evoke childhood memories for me, there was always a packet in the biscuit tin
Nibble off the outer casing and pick out the middle……..no no that’s just a childhood dream 🙊🙊🙊🙊
Time for some pretty pictures I guess, keep you enthusiastic
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Clares Cauldron 
That looks absolutely delicious Clare! Fresh fig newtons 🙂 fabulous!
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Awe thank you . That’s so kind. They do taste amazing 💜💜
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Clare ,Thank you, they look divine. Now to find tiger flour.
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It’s on Amazon …. but make sure its food grade 🙈🙊🤣🤣
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