Fig, ginger and walnut slices

- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Makes 8 slices
Ingredients
- 75g coconut sugar
- 50g unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- 175g dried figs chopped
- 50g walnuts chopped
- 50g fiery crystallised ginger chopped
- 75g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp oat milk
- 10g walnut pieces to top
Method
- STEP 1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a loaf tin, or small baking tray (10 x 25cm). Beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Beat in the egg. Stir in the figs, walnuts, ginger and oat milk.
- STEP 2
Using a metal spoon, fold in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger and cinnamon. Spoon the mixture into the tin, top with the walnut pieces and bake for 20-25mins.
- STEP 3
Leave to cool in the tin and then cut into slices. Wrap individually. These keep for up to a week, and actually improve over a few days. Also suitable for freezing.