Recipe for Cardamom Fig Pastries

These mouthwatering pastries are fit for tea with the Queen! Perfect for a decadent breakfast or an afternoon tea treat, this recipe for cardamom fig pastries is extra lovely served with a cup of steaming chai tea.

Cardamom Fig Pastries

Cardamom Fig Pastries

Puff Pastry:
½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup water
Pinch of salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs

Cardamom Fig Filling:
8 fresh figs, sliced
4 tablespoons granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
½ cup water

Puff Pastry:
In medium saucepan, bring butter, water and salt to a rolling boil.

Remove from heat. Transfer mixture to mixing bowl.

Slowly mix in flour using a wooden spoon.

Add 1 egg at a time. Beat with wooden spoon until eggs disappear and dough becomes smooth.

Lightly dust counter with flour. Roll out dough to desired thickness.

Cut into two-by-five-inch rectangles. Place each strip in cupcake tin to form a pastry shell.

Cardamom Fig Filling:
Preheat oven to 400° F. Prepare cupcake tin with flour.

Mix figs, sugar, cinnamon and cardamom together.

Place pastry into floured cupcake tin.

Spoon figs into pastry shell.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until figs are tender and puff pastry is golden brown.

Remove from oven and place on wire rack.

Serve warm.

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How many pastries is this supposed to make. Also do you cook the fig filling first or just mix and fill?