Drunken Honeyed Figs with Lemon Mascarpone Whipped Cream

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Drunken Honeyed Figs with Lemon Mascarpone Whipped Cream

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Serves 8 tartlets

Drunken Honeyed Fig Tart

16 dried figs (I used white figs)
1 cup brandy, or enough to cover and macerate the figs
1/4 cup water
5 ounces plus 2 Tablespoons honey (I used orange blossom honey)
1/4 teaspoon anise seed
4 strips of orange peel (removed with a potato peeler)
7 ounces orange juice
juice from 1/4 of small Meyer lemon
pinch salt
8 bought or made tart shells (optional)

Lemon Mascarpone Whipped Cream

2/3 cups heavy whipping cream
6 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
lemon zest from 1 large lemon
2 squeezes of lemon juice
pinch salt