Rich, Rich, Rich - Vanilla And Fig Squares

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, soft
• 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla (or )
• 2 eggs, yolks, large
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
• 2 tablespoons orange rind
• 2 cups flour,
• 2 1/2 cups figs, peeled and chopped, fresh
• 1/2 cup raisins, golden
• 1/2 cup coconut, flaked
• 1/2 teaspoon orange rind
• 3/4 cup sugar, vanilla (or )
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
• 1 cup water, boiling
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup coconut, flaked

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well.
• 4 next add the vanilla and orange rind.
• 5 now slowly beat in the flour, until well blended.
• 6 spread the crust batter evenly into an ungreased 13 x 9 " pan.
• 7 bake in a 375 degree oven for 15 minutes, remove and set aside to cool until needed.
• 8 reduce heat in oven to 300 degrees.
• 9 in a medium size pot, add the figs, raisins, 1/2 cup coconut, orange rind, sugar, vanilla extract, boiling water and butter.
• 10 boil over medium heat for about 30 minutes until the filling is thick and resembles jam.
• 11 spread the filling over the crust and bake in a 300 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• 12 remove squares from oven and place on rack, sprinkle with the remaining coconut, cool, then cut and enjoy!