I’ve had a jar of dried figs sitting in my pantry for the last two years and didn’t have a clue what I was supposed to do with it until I ate that delicious fig cookie in Boston last week. I didn’t trust myself to make fig cookies so I opted to whip up a batch of biscotti instead.
I.LOVE.BISCOTTI. And even though I’ve been known to eat an entire loaf in two days flat… I went ahead and made a batch this morning and then quickly sent my mom a text asking her if she wanted some {she does}. See, that way I won’t be able to eat an entire loaf even if I wanted to because I’ve already promised half to my mom. See. There’s hope for me yet.
Okay. So this biscotti is DELICIOUS. Believe me when I tell you… it’s the perfect accompaniment to your morning {afternoon or evening} cuppa. And there is just enough anise seed in it to make your kitchen smell like an Italian bakery. This recipe. It’s a keeper. Go make some.
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
3/4 teaspoon anise seed
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon orange marmalade
1 1/4 cup coarsely chopped dried figs (8 ounces)
1 cup hazelnuts toasted and roughly chopped
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, anise seed and salt. Set aside.
In a stand mixer, whisk the brown sugar, marmalade and eggs together until smooth. Add flour mixture and mix well. Fold in dried figs and hazelnuts.
~Mavis
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Crawford Michele says
When I went to pin the recipe on Pinterest there was no image to choose from…
Paula says
I went to make your recipe but then I noticed no butter. I just wanted to double check if that was correct.
Mavis Butterfield says
Yep. No butter. 🙂
Laura says
These look so good. Thanks for sharing.
Leslie says
I’m always on the look out for more fig recipes!
Anna says
Mavis, I have a jar of fig jam in the pantry. Do you think that would work in this recipe?
Mavis Butterfield says
I don’t know for sure… but I think it might.
Anna says
I tried the fig jam as a replacement for the figs. I did cut down on sugar since the jam is sweetened. Turned out delicious. Great way to use a random jar of jam.
Mavis Butterfield says
Good to know. Thanks Anna!! 🙂
Deb K says
Anna, did you use the same amount (1 1/4 cup) of jam as the recipe called for if using chopped figs? I have a fig tree and cooked down a bunch of my fresh figs into a homemade jam or fig butter or whatever and thought i’d try that.