This apple and dried fig tart is a delicious recipe to enjoy in any season. This tart has a very fresh base as its main ingredient is apple.

The base of the apples with the dried figs makes for a soft and creamy textured dish. In addition to the softness, the figs will bring an extra amount of fiber. 

Here are the ingredients you will need and how to prepare it. It's very simple. 

Recipe for apple and dried figs El Pajarero tart.

Ingredients:

3 Reineta or Golden apples

2 eggs

14 dried figs

150 gr flour

100 gr of brown sugar

1 sachet of baking powder

2 tablespoons cinnamon powder

2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1 tablespoon of pistachios, finely chopped

Butter

How to prepare an apple and dried figs tart

Firstly, peel the apples, cut them into pieces and put them in the blender.

Take the apples and add brown sugar, eggs and flour. Begin to blend until we get a doughy mixture. The crushed apples should combine with the dough, this is useful for giving a certain creaminess to the dough, as well as hydrating it.

Finally, add the yeast to the dough, to achieve the necessary consistency and creaminess. Once we have all the ingredients of the dough ready, grease the mold with butter and we will put the dough in it. Let it rest for a few minutes in the refrigerator while we prepare the dried figs.

Cut the figs in half into regular pieces. Distribute them evenly over the top of the cake without leaving any holes. Bake the tart for about 40 minutes until the dough is perfectly cooked.

Decorate the cake with a little powdered sugar and cinnamon, you can add a little honey, or some fruit jelly. Finally, sprinkle some ground pistachios, which will give the perfect touch both to the presentation and to the flavor. All these ingredients go very well with each other.

Time to enjoy!

Autumn is here and the heat is gone. Preparing delicious dishes, cakes, cookies and baked desserts and being more at home is a lot more appealing. We bring you an extraordinary recipe for you to prepare for your family and friends, totally natural and healthy cookies you can impress your guests with.

The star ingredient is dried figs, with which you will also provide calcium, magnesium, fiber, etc.

The recipe is easy. Below we tell you the ingredients you will need so that you can anticipate and get everything before you start, at the bottom you will find the step-by-step guide. Let's go! 

Ingredients

For the dough:

100 g flour

100 g whole wheat flour

Half a teaspoon of ground cardamom

A quarter teaspoon of baking soda

A pinch of salt

140 g butter

60 g brown sugar 

3 egg yolks

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

 3 tablespoons of honey

Orange zest to taste

For the filling:

Dried figs 400 g

Orange juice 4 tablespoons

Orange zest

Lemon zest

Sugar 2 tablespoons

Cinnamon 1 teaspoon

Peeled almonds 40 grams

Triple sec liqueur (or triple sec)

Preparation

In a bowl, hydrate the dried figs with hot water. 

Meanwhile, prepare the dough. First beat the butter with brown sugar. Then add the egg yolks, honey, vanilla essence and orange zest. Finally, add the mixed and sifted dry ingredients and mix in the dough without kneading it yet. Then wrap the dough in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator. 

Return with the figs, strain them and mix with the orange juice, zest, sugar and chopped almonds. You can add a little triple sec liqueur to obtain that delicious orange flavor. 

On a floured kitchen paper, stretch the dough into a rectangle, leaving approximately 4 mm thick. Place a cylinder of filling on the dough and wrap them. Join and close the dough with the dough, pressing it with your fingers. 

Repeat the operation forming several cylinders.

Bake one or more cylinders in a medium oven for about 12 minutes, remove from the oven and cut immediately into rounds of 1 to 2 cm. 

Finally, sprinkle them with powdered sugar, now they are ready to enjoy!

Autumn is coming and we don't go out as much as in summer. We feel like cooking and baking for our family and loved ones. Therefore, today we bring you a delicious recipe with dried figs and rum, to surprise your favorite guests in a special way. Below we tell you what you will need for the cake and the filling.

For the dough Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
   
• 1/3 cup butter
   
• 1 egg
   
• 1 tablespoon sugar
   
• 1/3 of a glass of cold white wine

Preparation 

In a bowl mix the flour and butter. When they are well combined, add the egg, sugar and wine. If necessary you can help yourself with a spatula or wooden spoon. Then knead lightly to obtain a smooth batter and set aside.

For the filling Ingredients 

• 20 dried figs El Pajarero
   
• 2/3 cup sugar
   
• 1/4 cup water

• 1/3 cup rum
   
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Place a small saucepan with the water and sugar over medium heat. Meanwhile, cut the figs in half. Then add them to the preparation of water and sugar with the preparation half done. Once they soften, remove them from the heat.

To assemble the cake Preparation

Roll out the dough and place it in a pie dish. Trim the leftovers from the edge and press the bottom with a fork. Place the fig mixture and bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes at a high temperature (approximately 270 degrees). Serve warm. It's finger licking delicious! :-)

On these cold afternoons, when we feel like a nice cup of hot coffee or tea, there is nothing better than accompanying it with delicious home-made pastries.

Today we bring you the recipe of an authentic Italian delicacy: Il Buccellato. This delicious ring-shaped cake (also known as bagel) is filled with a variety of nutritious nuts that you can easily get your hands on. 

Ingredients for the dough

• 1 kg wheat flour
   
• 300 gr of sugar
   
• 250 gr lard
   
• 3 eggs
   
• 150 ml milk
   
• 1 sachet of yeast
   
• grated orange peel
   
• vanilla
   
• orange juice

Ingredients for the filling

• 400 gr dried figs El Pajarero
   
• 100 gr of raisins
   
• 150 gr of walnuts or pistachios
   
• 150 gr almonds
   
• 200 gr chocolate pieces
   
• cinnamon 
   
• wine (if you like)

Preparation

1. Place the butter and sugar in a bowl. Add the eggs one by one, then add the flour, the baking powder, and the grated orange peel. Add everything and form a smooth and homogeneous dough. Once you have it, wrap it with non-stick paper and put it in the refrigerator for an hour.

2. Now it is the turn of the filling. In a saucepan, place the dried figs, 1 beaten egg, the raisins, and the rest of the dried fruits, and add some wine if you like. Mix everything together and heat over medium heat for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it cool.

3. Take the dough out of the fridge and roll it out with a rolling pin until it is 1.5 cm thick, form a rectangle and put the filling across the width as if forming a log. Then roll the dough and shape it into a round until you get the shape of a crown or doughnut. Slightly cut the dough crosswise until the filling is just visible.

4. When it has the correct shape, if you have filling left, place it on top. This will ensure that when it comes out of the oven, it will have an excellent color. If you do not have any filling mixture left, you can brush it with beaten egg. Place in the oven at 180º C, cook for 25 minutes, remove from the oven and brush again with the egg or the mixture. Put back in the oven for 5 to 10 more minutes.

5. To decorate, nuts ,cherries in syrup or polished fruit can be placed on top. It is important to serve it cold, because if you serve it hot, the buccellato may crumble.

Enjoy! :-)

Photo: agneau sibon

These original and tasty sandwiches are a perfect surprise for anyone. The gentle sweetness of the dried figs and the perfumed marinade with olive oil are unbeatable. You have to try them.

Preparation time: 10 min

Cooking time: 10 min

Rest time: 15 min

Ingredients for 4 people: 

• 400 g of lamb fillet
   
• 1 handful of arugula
   
• 4 sprigs of coriander
   
• 2 sesame baguettes
   
• 8 slices of sheep milk cheese
   
• 8 dried figs El Pajarero

For the marinade: 

• 1 teaspoon ginger powder
   
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
   
• 1/2 lime
   
• 30 cl olive oil

Preparation

1. First prepare the marinade; mix the olive oil with lime zest juice and the spices. Marinate the lamb filets and let them rest for 15 minutes.

2. Lightly fry the lamb steaks over high heat and drizzle them with the marinade. Continue cooking for 8 minutes over medium heat on both sides. Let the lamb cool down and slice them thinly.

3. Slice the bread and fill it with the arugula, cilantro, sheep milk cheese and diced dried figs Finish the sandwich by adding the lamb meat and enjoy.

You most likely already know about the many properties and benefits of dried figs. They are very rich in vitamin B, C, A and E and many other minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper and phosphate just to name a few.

Incorporate this splendid food in your daily schedule and soon you will feel its properties.

Either if you consume dried figs directly or in sweet or savory meals, the benefits of dry figs are innumerable. Today we want to share with you an authentic and natural recipe that not only you can have with breakfast or as an afternoon snack, but is specially good for children to take to school.

You’ll see how with some dry figs El Pajarero and some oats (as well as some other ingredients) you will add natural sweetness, taste and texture to this delicious dry fruit.

Ingredients 

• 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
• 8 dried figs El Pajarero
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 a teaspoon of kosher salt or sea salt
• 3 cups of oats
• 1 cup of butter without salt at room temperature
• 1/2 a cup of brown sugar

How to prepare it

Step 1

In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the oats and put them aside.

Step 2 

In a blender, stir the butter and the brown sugar until they become one, approximately for 1 minute. Beat the eggs and vanilla. Add the mixture to the flour until it’s well mixed. Stir the dry figs El Pajarero into the mixture. Let the dough rest for at least an hour or overnight (the dough can also be pre-cooked and frozen for future use)

Step 3

Preheat the oven at a high temperature. Cover one or two trays with baking paper. Distribute the dough throughout the trays, about the size of a spoon. Bake for 12 or 14 minutes or until the cookies are slightly golden. Let them cool down for a few minutes.

Recommendation: Enjoy them with a cup of tea and/ or vegetal or cow’s milk.

You will love them!

Today we bring you an amazing savoury plate: Dried fig pie with goat cheese, balsamic vinegar, honey and brown sugar. It's truly delicious!

Here in Higos el Pajarero we love to cook. We're always searching to create new sweet or savoury recipes that contribute to your diet and bring the nutrients you need.

This dried fig and goat cheese pie is perfect for autumn, easy to prepare and it contains very few ingredients. It's hard to imagine how all the ingredients combined can become this delicacy. Its flavor will surprise you.

What do you need for this pie?

• 1 Short pastry
• 12 dried figs El Pajarero
• 1 Goat cheese roll
• 200ml of cream
• 100ml of balsamic vinegar
• One spoonful of honey
• 1 spoonful of brown sugar
• Some rosemary leaves (it's better if they are fresh)

Let's make it!

First, bake the short pastry. Once in its mold, cut the remaining edges with a wooden utensil. To avoid it rising, and most of all so it stays even, we suggest that before putting it in the oven you place some baking paper over the pastry and cover it with chickpeas. The recommended temperature is 180 degrees celsius. Bake it for approximately 20 minutes. Although, this may vary depending on the pastry and the oven you are using. That's why it's important to keep an eye on it.

While the base for our pie is baking, cut 12 dried figs El Pajarero into half.

We suggest that for this recipe you rehydrate the figs. This is optional but recommendable.

An easy and fast way of doing it is once you've cut the figs in half, introduce them in hot water or even boil them for a short time. If you do it in your microwave in 2 or 3 minutes you will have the figs rehydrated and ready to be included in the recipe. If you have more time you can rehydrate them in cold water.

Once you have the figs ready, cut the goat cheese in medium slices and put them aside with the figs.

Meanwhile, beat two eggs and mix them with the 200 ml of cream. Add salt and pepper to your liking.

Cover the insides of the pastry with this mixture.

Afterwards, put the goat's cheese and the figs and bake them again at 180 degrees celcius for another 30 minutes approximately.

In the meantime, let's make the sauce. Add a spoonful of brown sugar, a spoonful of honey and 100 ml of balsamic vinegar into a small pan or saucepan, stir in low heat until dense.

Once we take the pie out of the oven, we can put the rosemary leaves (fresh or dried). Finally, we add the sauce of balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and honey. It gives it the perfect touch.

What did you think? Dare to try it?

We're excited to try different variations of this pie, we're sure more ideas will come up. :-)

We hope you will add this recipe to your usual ones. Incorporating the benefits of dried figs in your plates will bring you many advantages. Here you can read more information.

We'll keep innovating to bring out the best recipes. In the meantime, here you'll find many of them, sweet or savory.

See you soon!

The Pajarero figs variety are a kind of pear shaped fruit, with a red pulp full of edible seeds that have an unmistakable sweet flavor and a particular texture that make it a truly remarkable food. The singularity of these dried figs make it a very anticipated food, since its production is very seasonal, we can only enjoy figs for three months of the year. All fig varieties are  high in fiber, mineral, carbohydrates and vitamins which makes them an excellent supplement for a healthy, balanced diet.

Is using figs in the kitchen a novelty?

The particular flavor of dried figs El Pajarero make them the perfect fruit. But besides eating them as they are, figs are the ideal ingredient for a plethora of culinary concoctions due to their versatility. Ancient civilizations appreciated figs for their unmistakable flavor  and used them as a key ingredient to elaborate a number of dishes. One of the most particular ones was using figs as a substitute for coffee, toasting and grinding them until they became dust that would be brewed like coffee.

Diverse uses of figs, unique and astounding dishes.

In general, it is believed that the most common use for figs is in desserts. However the truth is that more and more chefs are using them with meat, such as pork, cow and many kinds of birds combining the earthy flavor of meat with the sweet, natural flavor of dried figs. 

Recently we visited Toni's kitchen, located in Sant Vicenç dels Horts, a restaurant that serves homemade food elaborated with fresh, local produce. Toni surprised us with his amazing culinary creations. We have been able to delight ourselves with two meals and two desserts which were finger licking delicious. The first one was a fresh salad with goat's cheese and dried figs in syrup. Afterwards, chicken Oporto with dried figs in syrup, sweetened with stevia.

But as we well know, figs are also used to create delicious desserts and Toni had prepared not one, but two. One of them was cottage cheese with honey and dried figs in syrup and the other was natural yogurt with figs and wildberry marmalade. The taste of the figs allows for culinary masterpieces for the palate. It was truly a pleasant experience for all senses. If you want to try delighting yourself with exclusive meals, you will most likely love Toni's kitchen!

Ingredients for 1 serving 

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