8 black mission tart Recipes

dried black mission figs, light- or medium-bodied dry red wine (such as pinot noir), sugar, divided, salt, divided, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, whole allspice, vanilla extract, flour, plus more for rolling, very cold butter cut into small pieces, plus more for foil, creme fraiche

chopped dried black mission figs, water, marsala wine, brown sugar, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, salt, phyllo shells (such as athens), fat-free cream cheese, softened, goat cheese, egg white, low-fat milk, powdered sugar, all-purpose flour, salt

dried black figs (turkish or mission recommended), raisins or 1/2 cup chocolate chips, dried tart cherries or 1/2 cup dried cranberries, almonds, honey, flax seed, oat bran

all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 cups), sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, chilled butter, cut into small pieces, vanilla extract, egg, firm ripe black mission figs, trimmed, sugar, all-purpose flour, honey, reduced-fat greek-style yogurt

ground almonds, sugar, light brown sugar, dutch-process cocoa powder, fine salt, baking soda, cold unsalted butter, in pieces, eggs, unsalted butter, at room temperature, granulated sugar, ground almonds, bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled, dried black mission figs, halved (5 to 6 figs), creme fraiche , for serving, optional

stilton. a good cheese shop or a well-stocked supermarket should have baby stilton (the smaller rounds are available only during the holidays). a quarter of a whole stilton wheel will work, too., lemon leaves and pine boughs., dried fruits such as apricots , calimyrna and black mission figs, and tart cherries., shelled hazelnuts and almonds.