Marsala Figs with Sablé Biscuits

Name: Marsala Figs with Sablé Biscuits
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 3 eggs, lightly beaten; good splash of Marsala; sprinkling of sugar; 8 ripe figs, halved; a pinch of salt; 1 vanilla pod, crushed using a mortar and pestle; 300 g (10½ oz) butter; 225 g (8 oz) icing sugar; 75 g (2¾ oz) shelled and skinned hazelnuts; 575 g (1 lb 4½ oz) plain flour; juice of ¼ lemon; juice of ½ orange

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Gate Vegetarian Cookbook

By Adrian Daniel and Michael Daniel

Published 2004

About

This wonderful combination of flavours and textures makes a truly delightful light summer dessert.

Ingredients

8 ripe figs, halved
good splash of Marsala
sprinkling of sugar
juice of ¼<

Asia
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

First, gently toss the fig halves in the other ingredients and leave to macerate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight, turning them carefully from time to time.
To make the sablé biscuits, Preheat the oven to 140°C/275°F/gas mark 1 and line a baking