Apricot Pastries

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This recipe is for the serious pastry chef. These little apricot pastries are absolutely delictible! It is my mom's recipe and requires making the pastry shell from scratch. It takes a little more time and effort to make these but your family will be glad you did because they are just so incredibley delicious!!

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350.

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For apricots: cook apricots in water till tender , then cool.

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Set aside.

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If apricots are still not tender when the water has been absorbed , add more water by the tablespoon full.

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Do not over water.

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For best results use dried apricots found in the produce section usually in celophane bags.

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For pastry crust: sift together flour , sugar and salt.

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Cut in shortening with pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Scald milk and let it cool till it is just warm.

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Add yeast to milk and let soften.

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Add egg and vanilla to milk mixture.

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Add milk mixture to the flour mixture.

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Mix well.

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Divide dough into four parts.

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Form each part of dough into a square.

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On a surface well dusted with the powdered sugar / flour mixture , roll one part of the dough at a time to make 4 ten inch squares.

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Cut each square into sixteen 2-inch squares.

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Forming the pastries: place heaping teaspoons of apricots in center of each individual square.

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Pinch two opposite corners.

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Ingredients

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dried apricots, dry yeast, water, milk, flour, vanilla, sugar, egg, salt, shortening, powdered sugar