FIG DESSERT WONTONS:
(Deep Fried Sweet Wontons)
Adapted from the Asian
Cookbook by: Charmaine Solomon

Ingredients:
8- Figs- Pureed
1/2 cup- chopped macadamia
nuts
1/2 lb cream cheese
1 lemon – zest
40 – 50 wonton wrappers
3 Tb- Sugar
1 tbs- orange juice
Procedure:
Puree figs, almonds, cream
cheese lemon zest, sugar, and orange juice together. When it forms a
mixture,@ make into small cylinders
about as thick as your little finger and half as long. On each square of wonton
put a roll of mixture, placing it diagonally. Pick up corner of pastry and
place it over the filling, tucking point under. Roll up the wonton into a tube
so that filling is completely enclosed, then twist the ends of the pastry tube,
putting a finger In the end to keep the shape like a Christmas cracker. When
they are all made heat oil in a wok and when very hot fry about 8 wontons at a
time, turning them, until they are golden brown all over. Lift them out with a
slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper. When cool sprinkle with icing
sugar.
Sauce:
2 cups Juiced tree tomato
1/2 cup sugar
Procedure:
Reduce with sugar and strain
Serve with Hawaiian Vanilla
Ice Cream