Peppered Fig Parcels

Name: Peppered Fig Parcels
Yield: Makes 10 triangular parcels
Ingredients: filo pastry three 35 x 46 cm/14 x 18 in sheets (defrosted, if frozen); icing sugar for dusting; unsalted butter 75 g/2¾ oz; Peppered Dried Figs or semi-dried figs (see cook’s notes) 400 g/14 oz, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Makes
10
triangular parcels

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pepper

By Christine McFadden

Published 2008

About

An irresistible combination of sweet sticky figs, pungent pepper and crisp buttery filo pastry. The pepper flavour is not particularly strident here – sweetness helps tame it. For an extra hit serve with Sweet Pepper Cream.

Ingredients

filo pastry three 35 x 46 cm/14 x 18 in sheets (defrosted, if frozen)
unsalted butter

Starter
Snack
Spicy
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Carefully unfold the sheets of filo pastry and cut each one into four 46cm/18in long strips. Cover with a clean, damp tea towel to keep them moist and pliable.

Melt the butter and brush <