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the goods almond & semolina pastry the filling 1 cup pitted and chopped dates 1 tspn baking powder 1 cup torn, stale breadcrumbs 1 egg 3oz / 85g butter 1/2 tspn ground cardamom 1/2 tspn ground cinnamon 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped 1 tblspn molasses pinch salt zest 1/2 orange 12 medium sized ripe figs active time: 30 minutes total time: 1 1/2 hrs you will need:
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Jocasta, the fig and date tart Hands up who knows Jocasta? You would have to be a true Classics scholar to meddle with this lass. It was a fig and a date that brought about her ruin. The date was with her son, Oedipus and the fig was the fruit that she damned the Gods with; 'A fig for your divination' was the curse she flew at them. Anyway, this tart is quite lovely and relatively more humble than its namesake. You can use store-bought pastry, but this easy almond and semolina dough is worth the effort. promise! Put the meal and semolina in a food processor with the cubed butter and pulse into crumbs. Add other ingredients and pulse until a ball forms. Turn dough out onto a sheet of clingfilm, wrap and pat into a disc. Pop this into the freezer whilst you get everything else ready. Pre-Heat the oven to 425f / 220c
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