Brioche Tartine of Figs with Chestnut Honey

Name: Brioche Tartine of Figs with Chestnut Honey
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: zest of ½ lime; 2 tablespoons chestnut honey; a little lime juice, to taste; 6-8 small black figs; 30 g soft unsalted butter; 6 x 1.5 cm-thick slices brioche, crusts left on

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

French

By Damien Pignolet

Published 2005

About

Chestnut honey has a unique, almost dry flavour that marries well with the sweet earthy quality of figs.

Ingredients

6-8 small black figs
6 x 1.5 cm-thick slices brioche, crusts left on
30

Oceania
Europe
Australia
France
Dessert
Preserve
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cut each fig lengthwise into 5 and arrange on the brioche so that each fig covers 1 slice of brioche.
In a small bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Gently warm the honey until it is runny, but do not let it get too hot. Comb