Ingredients
The following ingredients have 12 Servings
- 1 3/4 cup white flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour ((ground not fine, but with more of a corn meal texture))
- 1 TBS baking powder
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 7 oz. cold butter ((cut into small cubes))
- 1/3 cup buttermilk*
- 1 whole egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 to 6 dried figs ((chopped))
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder, sugar, and salt
- Cut in your butter cubes as best you can with a fork until mixture is crumbly and the butter is evenly distributed
- In a smaller bowl, add your eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract - whisk together
- Add your wet ingredients to your dry and mix together - this is where I got my hands dirty and mixed everything with my hands and fingers until there was no dry flour remaining
- Add your chopped figs and knead in
- Make your mixture into a ball and place on top of your parchment paper
- Flatten into a 12 inch circle with the palm of your hands until the dough is about 3/4 inch thick
- Cut into 12 even pie like pieces
- Place in oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes until the top and edges are golden brown
- Let cool and serve alone or with your favorite jam or jelly
