Fig biscuits..........any nice ones out there ?

[Dave7]

Having read CC members recommending fig biscuits/fig rolls for nutrition I asked my OH to get some while shopping.........ready for my big ride tomorrow.
Nothing but the best ........she got Huntley & Palmer.
I took 3 for my game of golf today.
Bloody awful!!
Dry as a bone and just a thin layer of fig in the middle.
Instead of taking them on my ride tomorrow but they are going out to feed the birds.
Anyone know of some decent ones ??

 

[andyfraser]

I think we always used to get Jacob's but I quite like all of them.

You could try this comparison -> http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/fig/

 

[theloafer]

make one of these
BRANFLAKE LOAF

More delicious than shop bought malt loaf and so easy to fling together
a child can do it. This must be one of the only cake mixtures that looks and tastes
pretty revolting in the bowl, but honestly, the end result is well worth the complete lack of effort...

Best sliced thinly and eaten with butter or jam.

1 mug of Kellogg's All-Bran
1 mug of either currants, mixed dried fruit or sultanas
1 mug of milk
1 mug of self-raising flour
A generous half-mug of caster or soft brown sugar


Method

1. Put everything except the flour in a large bowl and leave the mixture to stand for about an hour.

2. Grease and long-strip-line a standard size loaf tin and pre-heat the oven to approximately Gas Mark 3 (160 C)

3. Sift the flour into the soggy mixture, stir it in well and pour the whole lot into the loaf tin, spreading it evenly up to the sides.

4. Bake in a cool oven for about an hour and a half, until a skewer or sharp knife inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.

 

[MossCommuter]

I remeber liking Lidl ones when I had them a while ago.

I just Googled them to be sure of the brand and found, listed in the "related deals" section of hotukdeals.com, three types of loo roll



http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/fig-rolls-200g-10-rolls-lidl-only-39p-496682

 

[vickster]

I remeber liking Lidl ones when I had them a while ago.

I just Googled them to be sure of the brand and found, listed in the "related deals" section of hotukdeals.com, three types of loo roll

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http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/fig-rolls-200g-10-rolls-lidl-only-39p-496682

Very useful when eating fig rolls

 

[Dave7]

I remeber liking Lidl ones when I had them a while ago.

I just Googled them to be sure of the brand and found, listed in the "related deals" section of hotukdeals.com, three types of loo roll

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http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/fig-rolls-200g-10-rolls-lidl-only-39p-496682

Well TBH I think I would rather eat loo rolls than the fig rolls I tried today

 

[numbnuts]

Sainsburys Fig rolls

 

[machew]

Just don't eat a whole packet in one go

 

[the snail]

Just don't eat a whole packet in one go

Why not?? They only crumble and make a mess if you don't eat them all.

 

[machew]

Why not?? They only crumble and make a mess if you don't eat them all.

Having eaten a whole packet in one go, after my trip to the porcelain throne I felt at least a stone lighter

 

[annedonnelly]

I like the Co-op own brand - I haven't been able to find Jacobs recently.

I tried some Huntley & Palmer mini-fig rolls & they were far too sweet for my taste.

 

[Bazzer]

Only have them when on my bike, but prior to my off, I used to take Aldi ones. Couldn't work out if they were a bit dry "naturally" because the fig is not what I would call generous, or just because my mouth was dry being on the bike. Though a swig from the bottle sorted that out .
As to taste, I didn't consider them to be fit only for the birds, but I wouldn't serve them with coffee for guests. They had been bought for a specific purpose.

 

[Mrs M]

No

 

[theloafer]

one bran loaf just out of the oven smells very LUSH

 

[I like Skol]

one bran loaf just out of the oven smells very LUSH

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Youngest Skol Jnr just said "Do you think he's put that Cyclechat mug there on purpose?"

The innocence of youth....