Georgian fruit buns

24 buns

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6tablespoonsBaking powder
2teaspoonsCinnamon ground
cupWheat all-purpose flour
1teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonAll spice
12gramsBrown sugar*
½cupKaro white syrup*
2cupsRaisins
2cupsCream OR-
2cups1/2 & 1/2*
½cupCream cheese*
4cupsApples diced 1/4\"
cupPrunes pureed
cupApple sauce
cupPeaches pureed
cupWater

Directions

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Pour the syrup, the purees, and the water over the dry mixture. Add the cream cheese in chunks. Mix by hand using your hands by working your hands under the dry ingredients from the sides. Use a folding motion and mix until all ingredients are throughly blended together. Add the diced apples and the raisins. Mix them into the dough by the same folding method. Add the cream or ½ & ½ and fold until completely blended. Make 24 round balls of the dough. Place on a well greased baking sheet, slightly squash the top of each loaf and bake for 50-55 minutes in pre-heated 300 degree F oven. NOTE: Honey may be substituted for the Karo syrup. Ingredients that are marked with an (*) are US equivalents for products not available here in this country.

ORIGIN: Larisa & Grigori Yashevlenko, Tblisi-Georgia, circa 1995 Submitted By DON HOUSTON On 09-24-95