Fruit Rugelach

Name: Fruit Rugelach
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters chopped almonds, toasted; 473 milliliters apricot preserves; 237 milliliters butter, cut into pieces; 227 grams package cream cheese, cut into pieces; 532 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps sugar

Fruit Rugelach is a vegetarian recipe with 60 servings. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 74 calories. If you have almonds, cream cheese, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Pulse first 4 ingredients in a food processor until dough leaves sides of bowl. Divide dough into 8 portions, shaping each portion into a ball. Wrap separately in plastic wrap, and chill at least 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Food Processor

Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Remove 1 dough portion, and roll into an 8-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

Roll

Spread with 1/4 cup apricot preserves, leaving a 2-inch circle of uncovered dough in center.

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Apricot Preserves

Spread

Dough

Sprinkle preserves with 2 tablespoons almonds.

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Preserves

Almonds

Cut circle into 8 wedges, and roll up wedges, starting at a wide end.

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Roll

Place, point side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet, curving into a crescent shape. Repeat procedure with remaining dough portions, preserves, and almonds.

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Preserves

Almonds

Dough

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Baking Sheet

Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over each crescent.

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Cinnamon

Sugar

Bake at 375 for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.

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Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Apple Rugelach: Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in a large skillet; add 4 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and finely chopped, and 1 cup sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 to 7 minutes or until mixture is thick and golden. Cool. Substitute for apricot preserves. Substitute 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted, for almonds.

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Granny Smith Apple