Brioche pain perdu with figs and quince poached in red wine

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the poached quince and fig 500ml/18fl oz red wine 1 cinnamon stick 1 star anise 1 orange, pared zest and juice 150ml/5fl oz honey 2 cloves 3 peppercorns 1 small quince, peeled and cut into chunks …

Sticky fig pudding with Armagnac ice cream, vanilla sauce and poached figs

By Matt Tebbutt From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients For the sticky fig pudding 200g/7oz dried figs, roughly chopped 180g/6¼oz dates, roughly chopped 100g/3½oz prunes, roughly chopped 150ml/5fl oz Armagnac 2 free-range eggs, beaten 150g/5½oz fresh breadcrumbs 1 orange, zest and juice 50g/1¾oz self-raising …

Roast duck with Provencal black figs

By Freddy Bird From Saturday Kitchen Ingredients 1 garlic clove, crushed 175g/6oz unsalted butter, softened 3 sprigs rosemary, finely chopped 2-3 ripe Provencal black figs (alternatively use Turkish black figs), cut into quarters icing sugar (optional) 1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves picked good splash cassis …