Title: Tra-la coffee cakes
 Categories: Breakfast, Breads
      Yield: 16 Cakes
 
     10    California dried figs
           -- (stewed and drained)
      2    Eggs
    1/2 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Milk
      3 tb Shortening; melted
  1 1/2 c  Sifted all-purpose flour
    1/2 ts Salt
      2 ts Baking powder

MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING-------------------------------
    1/2 c  Brown sugar
      1 tb Flour
      1 ts Cinnamon
      3 tb Butter or margarine; melted
           Chopped walnut meats
           -- (if desired)
 
  Snip stems from figs, cut them into small bits.  Combine figs, eggs,
  sugar, milk, shortening.  Beat together until well mixed.  Sift
  flour, measure and sift again with salt and baking powder.
  
  Add to first mixture, stir until just mixed.  Place paper baking cups
  into muffin tins.  Spoon batter into cups, filling them half full.
  Sprinkle with topping.  Bake in moderately hot oven (375 F.) for
  about 15 minutes or until light brown and firm to touch.