I saw this recipe on a TV cooking show and I accepted it the way it is. I adored the final result, so there was no need to make any changes. Well, except for tripling the dose! :) However, I would like to mention that you don't have to keep the pear shape (though they got the name after it). You can make any other form you like, cut some elegant bars, or make some "regular" truffles. The mixture is so easily handled, so feel free to create any shape you want!
As for the ingredients and the flavor, you just can't miss with dried fruits, right? You can only enhance the delightfulness (and the nutritional value) by adding some nuts, for example! I'm pretty sure this recipe will be on the favorites list of those who don't like adding extra sugar to desserts, as you don't have to add it at all! :)
So, let's see which are the ingredients you'll need...
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- Mince the figs. The easiest way to do this is to use a meat mincer or some more powerful blender. If you don't have either, you can chop the figs really finely. You can leave some chunks, if you wish.
- Put minced figs in a bowl and add walnuts.
Add sugar, if any. I put 100 g as the figs I used weren't much sweet, but you can increase or reduce sugar quantity according to your taste. - Start kneading the ingredients by gradually adding some orange juice, a spoonful at a time, until you get a homogenized dough-like mixture that can be easily shaped and won't fall apart.
So, this is how it should look like...
4. Now, it's time to shape the cookies. First, lightly grease your palms or damp them with a few drops of water (to prevent from sticking) and make walnut-sized balls (or any size you want).
Basically, you can stop here and decorate those truffles with melted chocolate or dip them into chocolate. But if you want to get the pear-shaped cookies, proceed to step 5. |