Spiced Fig Jam

• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

225g dried black mission figs, stems trimmed

118 mL good quality pinot noir wine

3 tablespoon (38 grams) white sugar

2 tablespoon (28 mL) fresh squeezed lemon juice

½ teaspoon lemon zest

1 teaspoon garam masala

A pinch sea salt

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

Directions

1. Place the dried figs and the pinot noir into your saucepan and cover the pan. Turn the heat to medium and allow the figs and wine to simmer for 10-12 minutes or until figs have softened.

2. Turn off heat. Add the remaining ingredients to the pan.

3. Fit the pan guard onto your KitchenAid Go

Cordless System Hand Blender arm, then attach the arm to the motor body.

4. Set the blender arm blade over a fig and press the variable speed controller for 2 seconds.

5. Release the variable speed controller, set the base of the blender arm over another fig, and repeat the process until all of the figs have been broken down.

6. Proceed to move the blender arm throughout the mixture until the mixture is completely smooth.

7. Store jam in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.