Prune Pie Recipe New Mexico Recipes

PRUNE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and 1 cup of sugar.
• Cut in the shortening until the mixture is crumbly.
• Add enough cold water to make a soft dough.
• Knead slightly and cut in half.
• Roll out dough, 1/4 inch thick, and line cookie sheet with one. Save the other.
• Cook prunes in water until soft. Drain.
• Mash well, adding 2 cups of sugar (to taste, you may not need it all).
• Season with cinnamon and cloves.
• Spread filling evenly over bottom crust.
• Cover with top crust pinch seams and cut steam vents.
• Bake until crust is slightly brown.

PRUNE PIE (KATRINPLOMMONPAJ)

Steps:

• Put prunes in water for 12 hours. When they're soft, you cut them in half and remove the stones. Use shortened soak for pitted prunes (more ubiquitous here in US).
• Coarsely grate the almond paste and mix with creme fraiche or sour cream and grated lemon peel.
• Chop together flour, fat, and water with a knife or in a food processor to a smooth dough. Roll it out on a floured pastry board and put in a pie dish with a diameter of about 9".
• Fill the pie crust with the almond mixture and press on the prunes. Sprinkle with flaked almonds and bake at 225C/425F in the middle of the oven for about 20 minutes.

PRUNE FILLING

Steps:

• Chop pecans and prunes together in a blender or food processor, stir in the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and lime juice. Use as a filling for cookies or pastries.

THE PIONEER WOMAN'S PRUNE CAKE RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Cover prunes with water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft and mashable, about eight minutes. Remove from heat, drain water, and mash on a plate. Set aside. NOTE: I cooked mine in the microwave, and it worked. Mix together oil, sugar, and eggs. In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Combine wet and dry ingredients, add buttermilk and vanilla and stir gently until just combined. Throw in the mashed prunes and stir gently to combine. DO NOT OVERMIX! Pour batter into buttered baking dish (9 x 13 or so) and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. DO NOT OVER BAKE. While cake has five minutes remaining, make the icing. Combine all icing ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat and bring to a slow boil. Boil without stirring for 5 to 7 minutes, or until icing starts to turn dark. (about 220°F worked for me). Do NOT allow icing to reach soft ball stage; icing should be caramel in color, but not sticky like caramel. Icing should be easily pourable. Remove cake from oven and pour on icing immediately. Allow to rest on the counter. Serve warm.

FREE-FORM FRESH PRUNE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 deg Celsius. Line a pizza tray (or flat tray) with baking paper.
• On a floured surface place the pastry sheets on top of each other, then roll to a 36cm circle. Trim edges if needed. Lay over pizza tray - there should be a 6cm overhang.
• Sprinkle pastry with the ground almonds.
• Wash prunes then de-seed and slice thickly. Add flour and cinnamon to sliced prunes and combine.
• Pile the prune mix onto the pastry, leaving the overhang free. Fold the 6cm edge over the fruit, pleating where needed. This will only partially cover the prunes.
• Brush the pastry with the milk then sprinkle with the sugar.
• Place in oven and bake for 45 minutes, or until prunes have softened and pastry is golden and crisp.
• Serve warm, or cold, with rich cream.

DRIED FRUIT PASTELITOS

Steps:

• To make the filling, combine the dried fruit and 1 1/2 cups water in a pot over medium-low heat and simmer until fruit is almost mushy, 20 to 30 minutes. Add a little water if needed. Drain the liquid. Working in batches if necessary, put fruit and orange juice in a blender and purée until smooth. Return to the pot, add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and cloves or nutmeg, and simmer over medium-low heat until thick and jammy.
• To make the crust, heat oven to 400 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Using your fingertips, rub in the shortening or lard. Make a well in the center and add 4 to 6 tablespoons water, a small amount at a time, and work it into a dough.
• Divide dough in half and roll each half on a lightly floured board to fit a shallow square or rectangular baking pan, about 9 by 12 inches. Line the pan with one sheet of pastry. Spread the fruit mixture evenly over the pastry, leaving a half-inch border. Place second sheet of pastry over the fruit mixture. Cut the pastry edges to just fit inside the rim of the pan. Press the edges of pastry together to seal around the edges. Brush top with milk. Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the pastry. Poke holes in pastry with a fork. Bake 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool and cut into square.