Feijoa paste and fig paste deos any one have good

m41, Apr 23, 9:52am
easy recipes for either please !

griffo4, Apr 23, 9:21pm
l made this last year and it is really tasty, l put it in the dish and it has stored well, except l can eat it just on its own it is so tasty ;-))

This recipe is from the NZ Gardener magazine from last year

Feijoa Paste

Serve with a tangy cheese and freshly baked oatcakes
Makes 800g

10 ripe medium sized feijoas (about 1kg)
3 cooking apples
600mls water
600g sugar

Use a potato peeler to remove skin from feijoas
Roughly chop fruit and weigh: you need 300g sugar per 500g feijoas
Put feijoa peel and cores and roughly chopped apple into a pan; barely cover with the water
Cook until soft and mushy, about 10 minutes
Strain through a fine sieve, pressing firmly to get all the liquid from the apple
In a large heavy bottomed pot cook chopped feijoas in this liquid until soft
Push through a sieve or mash
Add sugar to the feijoa pulp; stir until dissolved
Cook slowly on the lowest heat, stirring every 2-3 minutes until thick
This will take about 3hrs - when it is ready the spoon should start to meet resistance and the mix will start to come away from the sides
Pour while hot into straight sided sterilised jars, and seal with lids
As an alternative, line a straight sided flat dish with baking paper
Pour in mix and smooth over with a knife
Give the dish a couple of taps on the bench to settle the paste
Leave to set for 2-3 days in a warm place, then cut into cubes when cold and firm
Dust with icing sugar and pack in a tin or jar, or place in a box lined with waxed paper, with added sifted icing sugar