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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
6 baking apples
6 california dried figs
1 lemon, sliced
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
6 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
Directions
Bring sugar and water to a boil. Add lemon rind and spices. Core
apples and place in baking dish or skillet. Place figs around and
between apples. Pour spiced syrup over all and cover. Bake or simmer
gently, basting occasionally, until apples are tender and syrup
thickened. Then serve each apple topped with a plump juicy fig, to 6
lucky people.
Source: 48 Family Favorites with California Figs Reprinted with the
permission of The California Fig Advisory Board Electronic format
courtesy of Karen Mintzias
Servings: 6
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