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debraTo: cyndikrallSent: 4/24/2009 3:01:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight TimeSubj: Sweet Savvy #244 - Apricot Paste

 

 

24 April 2009 Greetings! While I was in San Francisco recently, every Saturday morning I visited the Ferry Building Farmer's Market. One of my favorite vendors was BellaViva Orchards, which sells unsulphered organic dried fruits that are moist and delicous. I don't remember the exact moment I had this idea, but I scribbled a note to try making a paste of reconstituted dried fruit that could be used as "jam" or yogurt topping, or even a sweetener. So when I got home last week, I tried it and it was wonderful! I used dried apricots, and it was very flavorful and spreadable. Very much like apple butter, but much easier to make. After I made the test recipe, I put some on top of thick Greek yogurt and it was oh so good. MUCH better than the fruit yogurt in the carton. The apricot flavor was very clear and strong. This paste could be made from any dried fruits, single fruits or a mix, and it could be sweetened or unsweetened (my apricot paste didn't require any additional sweetener). If you need it to be sweeter, I'd suggest tossing in a few dates, which are sugary sweet and don't have much flavor. Have fun experimenting with variations and uses for this. If you want to make this raw, it could be done if you used dried fruit that had been dried at a low temperature, and soaked it in lukewarm water. If you wanted to make this from fresh fruits, you could dry the fruits yourself in the sun, in a dehydrator, or at a low temperature in the oven. It's the drying of the fruits that gives it the consistency. Fresh fruits won't work for this. APRICOT PASTE makes 1 cup 1 cup dried apricots (or other dried fruit)1 cup lukewarm water

 

 

Place the fruits in a bowl and cover with water. Allow to sit for about six hours, or until the fruits are soft and have absorbed most of the water. Place the reconstituted fruits in a small food processor (if you don't have a food processor, you can also just beat the fruits with a fork). Process to desired consistency--chunky or smooth. Store in the refrigerator.

Mine came out perfect, however, if yours is too runny, line a strainer with a paper towel or cloth and place the fruit puree in a strainer. Allow it to drain until it is the right consistency.

 

 

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