Turkish Cream Filled Apricots
"Turkish delicacy served with coffee at the end of a meal. Delicious combination of syrup, and stuffed apricots."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 1⁄2 lb whole turkish dried apricots or 1/2 lb dried apricot halves
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup mascarpone or 1 cup creme fraiche
- 1⁄2 cup chopped unsalted pistachio nuts
directions
- Place apricots in a bowl and add water to cover and let stand overnight.
- Drain.
- In a saucepan over medium heat,combine the sugar and 2 cups water.
- Bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Simmer about 10 minutes or until thickened.
- Add the apricots and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
- Stir in the lemon juice and simmer 1 minute longer.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the apricots to a large plate or baking sheet, reserving the syrup in the pan.
- Let syrup cool enough to thicken slightly. If the syrup isn't thick, reduce it a bit over medium heat.
- If using whole apricots carefully cut each along the seam with a small sharp knife to create a pocket.
- Using a small spoon or pastry bag fitted with a plain tip pipe the filling into the pocket.
- If using halves, spoon the filling onto the centers of half of them. Top with the remaining apricot halves.
- Arrange the apricots side by side on a serving platter.
- Spoon the thickened syrup over the stuffed apricots and refrigerate until the syrup is set, about 30 minutes.
- Bring the apricots to room temperature and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Training culinary:2 years culinary school Houston Community College (downtwn branch highly recommend) French pastry and artisan breads. I am immersed in family, spouse and everything homeside. it is now my time having retired, to do all the fun things I couldn't do while working. I believe life is most bountiful when we serve others. I also believe the best cooks are those who cook and bake with a love of making people happy. I especially enjoy sending cookies to our soldiers in Iraq. It is a joy to read their letters and emails of appreciation for a taste of home. I also love sewing, upholstery, gardening,church activities and remodeling take up the time not spent with family. I hope I can be as helpful to the cooks on Recipezaar as they have been helpful to me. When time permits I love to test and review recipes on this site that appeal to me. I am also a believer in power naps.
