Crispy Pinwheels; Dried Fruit Filling - Nesco Food Dehydrator Use And Care Manual

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Dates, apricots, and other dried fruits can be used to fill these delicious cookies.

Dried Fruit Filling (see below)*

⁄

cup butter or margarine

⁄

cup brown sugar, packed

⁄

cup granulated sugar

1 egg

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

⁄

inch slices. Bake in preheated oven 6 to 8 minutes until edges are golden.

Remove and cool on cooling rack.

Makes about 80 cookies.

⁄

cups finely chopped dried figs,

dates and raisins, pineapple,

apricots, or prunes

1 teaspoon lemon juice

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

Double or triple this recipe and freeze in your ice cream maker.

1 cup plain or flavored yogurt

⁄

cup dried strawberries*

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.