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Finnish Pinwheels
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 1 hour Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 7 dozen.
When my sister was hosting an exchange student from Finland, she served these cookies I'd made to her guest. The young lady instantly recognized what they were. So I know they're still being made in our ancestors' country. —Ilona Barron, Ontonagon, Michigan
Ingredients
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FILLING:
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1/4 pound pitted dried plums (prunes), chopped
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1/4 pound pitted dates, chopped
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1/2 cup boiling water
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1-1/2 teaspoons butter
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PASTRY:
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup sugar
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup cold butter
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1 large egg, room temperature, beaten
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3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Confectioners' sugar
Directions
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1.
In a saucepan, combine dried plums, dates, water and sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from the heat and stir in butter. Cool.
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2.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter as for a pie crust. Blend in egg, cream and vanilla. Form into 2 balls.
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3.
Place 1 ball at a time on a floured surface and roll to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut into 2-in. squares. Place on ungreased baking sheets. With a sharp knife, make 1-in. diagonal slits in corners. Place 1/2 teaspoon filling in the center of each square. Bring every other corner up into center to form a pinwheel and press lightly. Bake at 325° until the points are light golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts
1 pinwheel: 64 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 44mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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