Finnish pinwheels
84 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | pounds | Prune -- chopped |
| ½ | pounds | Dates -- chopped |
| 1 | cup | Boiling water |
| 3 | cups | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter or margarine |
| 1 | cup | Butter |
| 1 | each | Egg -- beaten |
| 3 | tablespoons | Cream |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
Directions
FILLING
PASTRY
In a sauce pan, combine prunes, dates, water and sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from the heat and stir in butter. Cool. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter as for a pie pastry. Blend in egg, cream and vanilla. Form into two balls. Place one ball at a time on a floured board and roll to a ⅛ in, thickness. Cut into 2 in squares. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Make 1 in. slits in corners. Place ½ teaspoon filling in the center of each square. Bring every other corner up into center to form a pinwheel and press lightly. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
bake at 325 deg. for 12 min. or until the points are light golden brown. Yield: about 7 doz.
Recipe By : Country Woman