Mihriban is a woman’s name meaning warm, friendly and sweet. Perhaps a woman named Mihriban created this cookie and now it carries her name.
30 % of the world’s fig production is from Turkey. The best dry figs come from the mountains, where they get water only from rains.
This is a healthy recipe and very easy to make. Feel free to garnish with coconut flakes, melted chocolate, chopped walnuts or with roasted sesame seeds as described in the recipe.
These are prepared and ready very quickly, tastes like a crunchy Turkish lokum.
Friendly Figs / İncirli Mihriban
Quick and easy.
Servings 15 Servings
Calories 400kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams dry figs
- 300 grams walnuts
- 100 grams sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 10 grams vanillin
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cut off the stem of the figs. Cut the figs into tiny cubes.
- Chop the walnuts.
- Place all the ingredients into a pot and cook over low heat while mixing, until the sugar melts.
- Set aside to cool.
- When cooled enough make walnut-sized balls out of the mixture. Use your hands or teaspoons.
- Cover each ball with roasted sesame seeds. To roast sesame seeds, sauté in a skillet until they change colour.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 160° Celsius for about 10 minutes.
- When out of the oven put each ball into small cupcake papers if available.