Figs, Baked with Honey and Whiskey

Toast hazelnuts in 400 oven for 5 min. Put in tea towel and rub to remove skins. Chop. Raise oven to 500. Combine honey and whiskey in small saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring. Turn off heat. Cut figs in half, lengthwise. Spray an au gratin dish large enough to hold all figs in one layer with butter-flavored spray. Put in figs, cut side up. Sprinkle with thyme.Drizzle with honey-whiskey mix. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 7-10 min or just until softened. Cool to warm and put 4-6 halves on each of 4 plates. Sprinkle pan juices over. Garnish with mint sprig.

Nuts, hazlenuts 0.25 c
Honey 0.25 c
Whiskey 0.25 c
Fig 8 large or 12 small stemmed
Butter
Mint
Thyme