Meatcakes with dried fruits

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
13ouncesFlour
¼ounceSalt
6ouncesButter
1Egg
1tablespoonCold Water
3⅓poundsPork Shoulder
1teaspoonSage
1teaspoonNutmeg
2tablespoonsParsley,chopped
9ouncesDates,chopped
9ouncesRaisins
2ouncesPistachios, chopped
2ouncesSugar
1teaspoonGinger,ground
1teaspoonSalt
1pinchSaffron mixed into
1tablespoonWater
7Egg Yolks
¾cupCream

Directions

1. For the dough mix flour, salt and cut the butter in ;with fingertips mix until the dough is crumbly. Put egg into the middle.Add water and mix to a dough;add more water if needed. Knead for a little bit only. Wrap into ceranwrap and keep in refridgerator for 1 hour before rolling out. 2 .For the filling ;cover the pork with water and simmer 1½ hours until it is soft. Cut into small cubes.Pour 1 ¼ of the broth through a stainer and mix the sage with the water and add parsley and add to pot.

and bring to a boil. Add the meat, dates, raisins and pistachios to mix. 3. Take off the stove and mix the sugar, salt, eggyolks, cream and the

rest of the ingridients with a wirewisk together. Mix into meatmix.

4. Roll out the dough and line two cakepans with it(line with waxpaper and

fill with dry beans to prevent bubbles). 5. In preheated 190 C oven bake the dough about 10 minutes, untill it is firm but still pale. 5. Add the meatmix into pans and bake another 40

min. at 190 C. 6. The finished meatcakes need to stand 5 minutes before

serving.

By Oskar Marti from"Ein Poet am Herd", "Winter in der Kueche" Hallwag 1993.

Translated by Brigitte Sealing Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120