Fig Newtons

Ingredients

Dough

• 170g whole wheat pastry flour
• 70g coconut oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tbsp flax meal + 3 tbsp water for flax egg

Filling

• 170g dried figs
• 50g apple
• 15g orange juice

Preparation

• Add dough ingredients to stand mixer; mix
• Form dough into a ball; chill
• Add filling ingredients to food processor; blend
• Roll out dough on baking pan; cut into two long strips
• Add a line of filling to center of strips
• Form dough into a tube around filling
• Bake at 350F for 18 minutes
• Cut rolls into fig newtons
• Pack newtons into a container with layers separated by paper towels before they cool (the condensation will soften up the cookie)

Variations

Notes

Sources

Homemade fig newtons recipe