50+ Friends Club Cookbook
Pies and Pastries
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Apricot Fold-Overs
From the Kitchen of: Kathy from Recipe Chat
| Dough |
| 1 1/4 | C | Flour |
| 6 | tbsp | Sugar |
| | pinch of | Salt |
| 4 | oz | Cream cheese |
| 1/2 | C | Margarine |
| 1 | tbsp | Sour cream |
- In large bowl mix flour, sugar and salt. Cut in cream cheese and margarine until mixture resembles cornmeal.
- With fork, stir in sour cream until pastry just holds together. Form into ball. Wrap and chill 1 hour.
- Preheat 325 degree oven. Grease 2 large sheets.
- Divide dough in 1/2. On floured surface roll half dough into 10 inch square. Cut into 2 inch squares. Place 1/2 teaspoon filling diagonally on each square. Pull opposite corners of dough up to center. Moisten under top corners and press firmly to seal.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes until light brown. Cool. Glaze.
| Filling |
| 1/4 | C | Orange juice |
| 6 | tbsp | Sugar |
| 1 | C | Dried apricots, chopped |
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- Mix in saucepan juice, sugar and apricots. Heat to boiling. Simmer, covered 10 minutes.
- Remove cover and simmer 10 more minutes, stirring occasionally, until most liquid is absorbed. Set aside to cool.
| Glaze |
| 1 | C | Confectioners sugar |
| 1 | tbsp | Water |