07/20/2023
Fig leaves! One of my very favorite things to work with in the kitchen. You can do so much with these magical leaves and also fig wood as well. In this photo, I am getting the leaves ready for the dehydrator and I’m going to grind the dried leaves after and mix them with sugar to use in baking. The smell is something else, I love it. Coco-nutty, almondy, hints of leather and to***co.
I love using the leaves for making syrups, I add it to my baklava syrup and it’s amazing. They make a delicious ice cream, cookies, cakes, muffins, pancakes and more. You can use them as a wrap for things like fish, use them in a meat brine and more. The wood is also magical. We dry the wood out for a year, cut into small rounds and use in the smoker to smoke fish.
Give fig leaves a try! Ask a neighbor for some leaves if you don’t have a tree.
A shoutout to for introducing me to the power of fig leaves over a decade ago 🙌 I’ve been obsessed ever since.
