Apricot-Cheese Crescents

Name: Apricot-Cheese Crescents
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 42
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters finely chopped almonds; 340 grams small-curd cottage cheese; 170 grams package dried apricots; 1 egg white, lightly beaten; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters butter or margarine, cut up; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar, divided; 118 milliliters water

Apricot-Cheese Crescents might be Head to the store and pick up almonds, small-curd cottage cheese, margarine, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Stir together flour and salt; cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly. Stir in cottage cheese until blended. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Cover and chill 8 hours.

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Cottage Cheese

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Bring apricots and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.

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Apricot

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.

Process apricot mixture and 1/2 cup sugar in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape sides.

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Apricot

Sugar

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Food Processor

Pat each ball on a lightly floured surface into a 2 1/2-inch circle. Spoon 1 teaspoon apricot mixture in center of each circle. Fold circles in half, pressing edges to seal.

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Apricot

Place on lightly greased baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet