Cheese & Prune Filling
Ingredients
2 tbsp yellow raisins
1 tbsp cognac
1 cup cream cheese or cottage cheese or 1, /2 cup of each
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp flour
1 egg yolk
1 tsp melted butter
1 tbsp sour cream
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
1/2 tsp vanilla
Preparation
Cheese filling
Mix raisins with cognac. Cream together cheese, sugar, and flour.
Stir in egg yolk, then melted butter, sour cream, lemon rind, and
vanilla. Add cognac-soaked raisins.
Prune Filling
1 cup cooked prunes, pitted 1/2 Tbsp. lemon rind 1/8 tsp. nutmeg 3
bsp. melted butter 1 tsp. grated orange rind 1/2 cup coarsely crushed
walnuts 2 Tbsp. sugar
Grind prunes or chop them fine. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
Poppy Seed Filling
1/2 pound poppy seeds 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup honey 2 Tbsp. heavy
cream 1 cup coarsely crushed walnuts 1/2 cup raisins 1 tsp. grated
orange peel
Pour enough boiling water over poppy seeds to cover. Let stand
overnight. The following morning drain well. Grind poppy seeds 3
times using the finest blade of the meat grinder. It is possible to
have the seeds ground in the store where you buy them, but they will
be cleaner and taste better if you soak and grind them yourself.
Cream butter and honey together. Add cream. Stir in ground poppy
seeds, nuts, raisins, and grated orange peel
Ground Nut Filling:
1 1/2 cups almonds or any other nuts except peanuts or cashews 3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup melted butter 1 tsp. grated orange rind 1/2 cup
white sultana raisins
1 tsp. vanilla
Grate nuts finely. Beat eggs and sugar for 5 minutes. Stir in grated
nuts, melted butter, orange rind, raisins and vanilla.
Note: Cake or cookie crumbs can be substituted for part of grated
nuts.
Orange Filing
2/3 cup soft butter 2/3 cup orange marmalade 2/3 cup coarsely crushed
walnuts or pecans
Cream butter, marmalade and nuts together.
Raw Apple Filling
3 tart apples 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind 1/2 tsp. vanilla 3 Tbsp.
cinnamon sugar 1/4 cup currants 1 tsp. lemon juice
Peel apples. Grate them on a coarse grater so that the apple pulp is
in shreds. Discard cores.
Add all remaining ingredients. Use as soon as possible to prevent
apples from darkening.
From: The Art of Fine Baking Shared By: Pat Stockett
Servings: 6
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