Xmas dried fruit cookies
Ingredients •1/2 cup dried figs, coarsely chopped •1/2 cup raisins •1/2 cup cranberries •1/2 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped •2 tablespoon honey •2 tablespoons lesson juice •¾ cup chopped pecans •¼ tsp salt •1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature •1/2 teaspoon ground cloves •1/2 – 2/3 cup superfine sugar •1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly...
Apricot Chutney with Currants
This is outstanding chutney, especially when the apricots are tree-ripened, sweet and fragrant. For those of us resorting to fruits sold at supermarkets or corner grocers, look for barely ripened fruit with a fragrant smell. If they are absolutely without smell, use dried apricots which require an overnight soaking in lime juice and water and a slight increase in cooking time. American dried apricots little resemble their...
Gopi Bouquet Almond Apricot Cake
Ingredients • Wholemeal self raising flour- 1 1 /4 cup • Eno/ fruit salt- 1/2 tsp • Dried apricots- 1 cup • Soya milk/ or any thick milk- 11/4 cup • Chopped roasted almonds/peanuts- 1 1/4 cup • Ground almonds/peanuts- 1 cup • Vegetable margarine- 3/4 cup • Sugar-6 tbsp • Almond essence- 1 tsp • Few sliced / whole almonds for decoration Preparation Finely chop the...