8 date filled pastries Recipes

active dry yeast, warm water (110o to 115o), warm 2% milk (110o to 115o), sour cream, sugar, butter, melted, eggs, salt, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, ground pecans, sugar, chopped dates, milk, salt, egg white, poppy seed cake and pastry filling, chopped raisins, chopped walnuts, sugar, water

shredded cheddar cheese, all-purpose flour, salt, red pepper, butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted, pitted dates, pecan halves, toasted

crust pastry dough (9-inch), pitted dates, chopped, water, brown sugar , firmly packed, butter or 1/3 cup margarine, walnuts, chopped, cinnamon, eggs, mashed cooked pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) or 1 1/2 cups canned solid pack pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling), evaporated milk, sugar, brown sugar , firmly packed, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, salt

cuccidati (italian fig and date bar cookies), margarine, granulated sugar, eggs, rind of 1 orange, orange juice, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, string of figs, raisins, brown sugar, walnuts, dates, orange, cinnamon, whiskey, black pepper, water, powdered sugar, butter, orange juice, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., crust: in large bowl, cream together first 3 ingredients. add orange juice and orange rind. in separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder. add to creamed mixture along with vanilla., filling: prepare several days ahead of time. in a food grinder , grind figs and raisins. in large saucepan, simmer raisins and figs with brown sugar and water for 15 minutes. grind walnuts, dates, and orange. stir into hot mixture along with cinnamon, black pepper, and whiskey. remove from stove, mix well, cover, and let mellow for 3 days., roll dough into 3-inch wide strips on pastry cloth. lay filling down the center and wrap dough to form a long sausage-like" cookie. roll back and forth until crust seems very thin. cut in diagonal about every 1 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheet close together and bake for 10-13 minutes. cookies should be barely brown. cool and store in tins 5 days, then frost., frosting: in medium bowl, mix together margarine and powdered sugar until well blended. add enough juice to make a thick glaze. top cookies with a thin coat. let frosting dry a couple of hours then store in tins as follows., store : line tins with foil, place a layer of cookies, then a layer of wax paper (not plastic wrap). keep repeating, ending with foil and then the lid.

almond filling - mandelcreme, soft butter, sugar, egg yolk, rum, almonds -- ground, work butter to a cream. add sugar slowly and beat until fluffy. add the egg yolk and beat well. blend in the rum and fold in the ground almonds., will make about 1/2 cup., apricot glaze - abrikosglasur, apricot jam, place jam in a small, heavy saucepan and bring it to a boil. cook slowly 10 minutes, or until thick. press through a sieve and spread while hot in a very thin film over breads, pastries and cakes., butter cream filling - smorcreme, soft butter, powdered sugar, sherry, coffee, almonds -- chopped, cream butter ., beat in powdered sugar until smooth ., beat in the wine and coffee., use as a filling and/or frosting for any layer cake. sprinkle chopped almonds on top, and spread around the sides of the frosted cake., chocolate filling - chokoladecreme, milk, flour, cornstarch, sugar, salt, unsweetened chocolate, eggs -- beaten, vanilla, scald the milk. mix flour , cornstarch, sugar and salt well and stir very slowly into scalded milk. cook until thick., melt chocolate in top of double boiler over hot water and add to cooked mixture., add eggs. boil 2 minutes ., stir in vanilla. if you wish a glossy filling , stir in 2 tbsp butter after the filling has been removed from the heat., date filling - dadelcreme, sugar, dates -- pitted & ground, water, lemon rind -- grated, almonds -- chopped, mix all ingredients and cook over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking or scorching. if filling becomes too thick wihle cooking, add a little more water.

softened butter, cream cheese, flour, grated onion, horseradish, lemon juice, shredded crabmeat