Apricot Leather Recipe

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Since it's not sticky, this is a tasty, nutritious snack that's perfect to take along on whatever trail you travel. In pioneer days, fruit leather was made by thinly rolling fruit and drying it in the sun.—Patsy Faye Steenbock, Riverton, Wyoming

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Apricot Leather Recipe

Prep: 50 min. Bake: 2 hours

Yield: 48 Servings

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Ingredients

8 ounces dried apricots
2 tablespoons sugar
1 drop almond extract
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Place apricots in a small saucepan and cover with water by 1 in. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until soft. Drain and cool slightly.
Place apricots in a blender; add sugar. Cover and process until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in extract.
Line two shallow baking pans with silicone baking mats. Spoon half of apricot mixture onto each baking mat, spreading to form a 12-in. x 8-in. rectangle; repeat with remaining fruit. Bake at 175° for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until almost dry to the touch. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Transfer to a cutting board; dust both sides with confectioners' sugar. Cut into 1/2-in. x 8-in. strips; roll up. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place. Yield: 4 dozen pieces.

Editor's Note: If baked fruit sticks to the knife, air-dry for 15-20 minutes, then slice and roll.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 16 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, trace sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Apricot Leather in Taste of Home June/July 1998, p54