Nesco Food Dehydrator - Manual (Page 42)

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Dried Fruit Filling
Try this in cookies and pastries.
Crispy Pinwheels
Dates, apricots, and other dried fruits can be used to fill these delicious cookies.
Prepare dried fruit filling. In a medium bowl, cream butter or margarine with
brown sugar and granulated sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well. In a large bowl, com-
bine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cut dough in
half. Generously flour a large sheet of waxed paper. Roll out each half of dough on
floured waxed paper to a 12"x9" rectangle. Spread with cooled filling. Starting with
longer edge, roll up tightly to make a 12 inch long roll. Wrap roll in waxed paper.
Refrigerate 4 hours. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease cookie sheets. Cut chilled
roll into
1 ⁄
4
inch slices. Bake in preheated oven 6 to 8 minutes until edges are golden.
Remove and cool on cooling rack.
Makes about 80 cookies.
In a medium saucepan, combine dried fruit, water, and sugar. Cook over low heat until
thickened, 20 to 25 minutes, stirring frequently. When thickened, add lemon juice,
lemon peel and nuts, if desired. Cool.
Makes 1-3/4 cups filling.
Note: For extra zest, substitute orange or pineapple juice for the water when making apricot
or pineapple filling
Dried Fruit Filling (see below)*
1 ⁄
2
cup butter or margarine
1 ⁄
2
cup brown sugar, packed
1 ⁄
2
cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ⁄
4
teaspoon baking soda
1 ⁄
4
teaspoon salt
1- 1 ⁄
2
cups finely chopped dried figs,
dates and raisins, pineapple,
apricots, or prunes
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 ⁄
2
teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 ⁄
2
cup water
1 ⁄
3
cup chopped nuts,
1 ⁄
2
cup sugar (if desired)
Strawberry Yogurt Ice-Cream
Double or triple this recipe and freeze in your ice cream maker.
Mix together strawberries and sugar. Add to yogurt. Freeze yogurt in a container until
it thickens. Remove from freezer and stir. Return to freezer until solid.
Makes two servings.
*Almost any dried fruit or combination can be used.
1 cup plain or flavored yogurt
1 ⁄
2
cup dried strawberries*
2 tablespoons sugar