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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Middle Eastern >> Egyptian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Filling: | 2. Mix the ingredients in a small saucepan and bring up to a gentle simmer. | 3. Cook for 30 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed and figs begin to turn into a "paste". | 4. Transfer to a food processor and purée a thick consistency. | 5. Cool completely, then transfer to a plastic zip-top bag and set aside. (Note: you can make this up to 3 days in advance). | 6. Dough: | 7. Whisk together the flours, baking soda and salt. Set aside. | 8. Cream the butter, shortening, sugar, egg whites and extracts in a bowl. | 9. Add the dry ingredients, beating to combine into a dough. | 10. Wrap well in plastic and chill at least one hour. | 11. Assembly: | 12. Preheat the oven to 325 and line a baking sheet. | 13. Roll the dough into a thin layer (less than 1/4") on a floured surface or between sheets of waxed paper. | 14. Slice strips about 3 1/4" wide, and pipe the filling along the centre of each. | 15. Fold the sides over the filling, lightly pressing down to seal (add a brushing of water if necessary to stick). | 16. Slice into "two bite" sized pieces (about 1") and place on the lined sheet. | 17. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 12 minutes. Keep unbaked cookies in the fridge between bakes (or freeze for later baking). | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
fig	8	ounces	used dried	167.829	43.4995	1.7009999999999998	0.6804
honey	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
nutmeg	1	pinch		0.7219	0.0678	0.008	0.0499
cardamom	1	pinch		0.3888	0.0856	0.0134	0.0084
cinnamon	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
flour	2	ounces		207.5183	45.4329	3.3736	0.8051
spelt flour	3	ounces		75.65	0.0	16.83	0.425
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1	pinch		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
butter	1	ounce	salted	161.595	7.4249	5.0491	13.607999999999999
shortening	2	ounces	non-hydrogenated	501.219	0.0	0.0	56.699
brown sugar	1	ounce		107.7281	27.808000000000003	0.034	0.0
egg white	2			34.32	0.4818	7.194	0.1122
vanilla extract	1/2	tablespoon		18.72	0.8222	0.0039	0.0039
orange extract	1/2	teaspoon		75.65	0.0	16.83	0.425

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.