Fig And Gorgonzola Savouries (thumbprints)

Total Time: 1 hr 33 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 19 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
• 4 ounces gorgonzola (crumbled)
• ground black pepper
• fig preserves (approximately 3 tablespoons)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees. line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 place the flour, butter, gorgonzola, and a few grinds of black pepper in the bowl of a food processor. process until the dough just comes together and starts to form a ball.
• 3 dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times to pull the dough together.
• 4 shape dough into logs, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for an hour in the freezer.
• 5 slice logs into 1/8 inch thick slices, and place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• 6 using the back or a round half-teaspoon measure, or your knuckle, make an indentation in the top of each dough round. spoon about 1/4 teaspoon fig preserves into each indentation, using your finger to push the preserves as best as possible into the indentations.
• 7 bake the savories for 10 – 14 minutes, until the preserves are bubbling and the pastry is light golden on the bottom.
• 8 let cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes, the remove to a wire rack to cool.
• 9 you’ll find fig preserves at the grocery – it may be shelved with the “fancy” jams and jellies. you can make these a day ahead and keep them in two layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container.