apricot empanades
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A very good friend gave me this recipe. These are very good warm, or cold. Try various fruit jams, or come up with your own.By leaving out lemon peel, and leaving off cinnamon and sugar, the dough is very good with various meat fillings. Use your imagination. I have made them with left-over meatloaf, before sealing, try spoon-ful of catsup or bbq sauce on meat, seal and bake. Try pulled pork, chicken, the alternatives are just about endless.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
20 Min
Ingredients For apricot empanades
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1 cupbutter, softened
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2 pkg(3 oz ) cream cheese, softened
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2 cupall purpose flour
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2 tspgrated lemon peel
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6 tbsapricot jam
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cinnamon and sugar
How To Make apricot empanades
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1In small mixing bowl, cream butter and cream cheese till light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour and lemon peel. Shape dough into ball. Cover and refrigerate over night.
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2Remove dough from fridge one hour before rolling. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 17 1/2 X 12 1/2 inch rectangle. Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam onto each square, brush edges lightly with water, fold pastry over filling, forming a triangle, seal edges well with a fork.
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3Place on greased baking sheet, Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes or till golden brown. Remove to wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.
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4Try other fruit jams, or make up your own. Leave lemon zest out of dough recipe, and try meat, like left-over meatloaf, chopped ham and scrambled eggs, pulled pork and favorite b b q sauce, ham and cheese, chicken, hamburger, try your own variation.
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