Apricot Walnut Strudel Bites Recipes

HONEY-DRIZZLED WALNUT AND GARGONZOLA BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Use a sharp knife to pry open walnut shells. Clean out nut and casings. Reserve shells.
• Place walnut halves on a baking sheet and roast for approximately 5 minutes, or until browned and toasted. Let cool to room temperature.
• Sandwich 1 teaspoon of cheese between 2 walnut halves. Place mini walnut sandwich upright in a walnut shell. To serve, spread sugar on a plate. Set walnut shells on sugar. Drizzle honey over the top each mini walnut sandwich. Serve immediately.
• Recommended beverage: Ice wine

APRICOT WALNUT STRUDEL BITES

Steps:

• 1. BEAT butter and cream cheese together in medium bowl with mixer. Add 2 cups flour, one cup at a time, until mixture forms a ball. Flatten dough into disk. Wrap with plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour.
• 2. HEAT oven to 350°F. Combine cinnamon and sugar in small bowl. Dust work surface with remaining 1/2 cup flour. Divide dough into 10 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 9-inch circle.
• 3. SPREAD each circle with 2 tablespoons fruit spread, a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar mixture, 2 tablespoons raisins and 2 tablespoons walnuts. Roll filled circle into log shape, seam side down and tuck ends under. Place strudels 3 inches apart on baking sheet.
• 4. BAKE 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Cut each log into 8 pieces, about 1 inch wide. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Place in small paper baking cups to serve, if desired.

APRICOT STRUDEL

Steps:

• Cream the flour, butter, and cream cheese into a ball and chill it.
• Divide dough into 4 parts.
• Roll each into a rectangle.
• Spread mixture of apricot preserves, shredded coconut, and chopped nuts.
• Roll up as a jellyroll.
• Put on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
• cool and slice.

BERRY ALMOND ENERGY BITES

Steps:

• Reconstitute any of the fruit that is not moist and tender by placing it in a bowl and covering it with warm water. Depending on how dry it is, this could take up to 15 minutes. Drain off the excess water and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Put the almonds in a food processor and process until small pieces form, but before it becomes a paste. Pulse as needed. Add the blueberries, cherries, dates, and flaxseed meal. Pulse until the mixture pulls away from the sides, about 1 minute. If it doesn't, add 1 tablespoon water and process until it does, adding another tablespoon of water if needed. Sprinkle a plate with the coconut and using a 1-tablespoon scoop, portion the mixture into balls, about 24, and drop onto the coconut. Roll in the coconut. Store in an airtight container with any excess coconut in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

APRICOT STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degree celcius (180 degree for fan-forced).
• Grease oven tray.
• Combine apricots, sugar, cinnamon, sultanas and nuts in medium bowl.
• Stack pastry sheets, brushing each lightly with milk as you layer them.
• Spread apricot mix over pastry, leaving a 5cm space at edge of both short sides and 2cm at edge of one long side.
• Fold short sides over; starting from filled long side edge, roll strudel to enclose filling.
• Place seam side down on prepared tray.
• Bush strudel with remaining milk.
• Bake uncovered for about 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Dust strudel with icing sugar before serving, warm or cold, with icecream if desired.