Oh, how I love this time of the year, the leaves are turning yellow and red, copious amounts of tea, cozy jumpers and lots of ripe jammy plump figs from my local Lebanese shop.
There are few classic fig recipes I like to make like the frangipane tart above but I also love to experiment. Figs and thyme, figs and mozzarella, figs and pistachios. Sweet or savoury. I can go on.
The tart above is from Jamie Oliver’s Italian cookbook and you can find the recipe here. It’s very easy to make and looks very impressive especially when served with mascarpone, or served warm with ice cream. I would only adjust the amount of sugar in the frangipane, I found it a tad too sweet.
Please ignore my burned table, it’s on the never ending DIY list.
My second fig recipe are pistachio friands, I prefer to use pistachios (after being convinced by a friend of their superiority to almonds) they give the cakes a nice bite and texture plus I just love the flavour.
The recipe is here, they are perfect if you don’t have time but still want to impress and can be baked, like mine, in a muffin tray.
Then there are the chocolate mini loaves which should be made with raspberries but figs work very well too. I just realised that all the recipes are in one post from the same time last year when I baked them all for Freddie’s Christening party. Again, these can be put together in about 5 minutes and the baking time is very short, delicious when slightly warm with runny centers.
There was also a pizza, an experimental one but rather successful. Just a basic pizza dough with mozzarella, figs, peaches, fresh thyme and sea salt.
What are your favourite things to eat in autumn?
i’ve never been a huge fan of figs, but you make them look so delicious! i should try that fig tart… i even have the jamie oliver italian in my cookbook collection. i’m always really into apples in the fall. we have the best ones here in washington state. i usually make apple oatmeal in the morning (chopped up apples cooked into my oats with cinnamon and maple syrup and walnuts), but i’ll eat apple cake, baked apples, apple pie. i’ve always wanted to make a tarte tatin but never have. they seem so easy, so i’m not sure why i haven’t done it. i think this should be the year!
I just love figs! That pizza looks yum! My mother’s friend makes a marvelous fig jam with cranberries and walnuts. Husband and I like to make a sandwich of cheddar, arugula, and that jam. I’m also crazy for pears and acorn squash in the fall.
Ara Jane: you have got wonderful produce in Washington, I love apples too but I had so little this year I managed maybe three pies and some sauce. Tart tatin is also on my to bake list.
Victoria: That sandwich sounds amazing! I had some fig jam and blue cheese from Paris a couple of years back and it was so delicious.
Oh those chocolate mini loaves love sooo good!
I’ve been on a bit of a baking binge too – I think the colder weather and darker nights are giving me an urge to ‘nest’. Anything with a cup of tea or covered in custard is good. I made some really tasty honey muffins at the weekend – will be sharing the recipe soon.
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dear Aga,
your cooking picts are making me feel like in a cartoon, with my tongue out, like mmmmmhhh:)
could you put online, if yu have time, the recipe to make these pizzas ?
like the paste and os on, there are many on net, of course, but why shall I take one then the other ? yours look amaziiiing;; so i f yu have time, (yes i know, tahts the matter) please put yur recipe online on the blog :))))
yu and freddie seems all right, he is so cute on picts, amazing, i can see he looks like you :)))) still:)))
hope yu are fine, in good vibes:)
yu have now my website address but its mainly a job visist card, asa well as my portfolio online:
on “actualités” means actual things are my recent jobs and articles :
trip to serbia, seeing people and following in their lives, after 4 years not seeing them.. its also in “writting projecrt about serbia” section…
Also followed this rap singer on some concerts
etc…
love and hugs,
B .
PS : still wish seeing yu one day with the kids, and improving my modests talents in slavic languages, learning polish with ya :))))