Apple pirushkes
14 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Water, boiling |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Shortening, vegetable or fat |
| 1 | Yeast, cake | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Water, lukewarm |
| 1 | Egg, well beaten | |
| 4 | cups | Flour, sifted, all-purpose |
| 7 | Apples, medium, tart | |
| ¼ | cup | Raisins, seedless |
| ¼ | cup | Nut meats, chopped |
| ½ | cup | Jelly, any desired |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| Cinnamon | ||
Directions
Pour the boiling water over the salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar and shortening. When it is lukewarm, add the yeast which has been dissolved in the 2 tablespoons of lukewarm water. Add the egg and 1½ cups of the flour. Let this batter rise at 85F until double in bulk, then add the remaining flour. Knead until smooth. Let rise again for 1 hour. Divide the dough into 14 parts. Roll out each part until ½" thick. Peel, core, and cut apples in half. Place a half, cut side up, on each piece of dough. Combine the remaining ingredients and fill the cores with the mixture. Press the dough firmly together over the apples and invert on a dull, greased, cookie tin. Brush with melted shortening, and sprinkle with a little sugar and ground cinnamon. Let rise for 1 hour. Bake at 350F for 40 minutes, until a rich brown. Serve hot. Allow 1 or 2 for each portion.