Apricot Pillows
Ingrediënten
Ingredients for 12 Pieces
- 1⅓ 200 g Whole wheat flour Dash of salt
- 4 tsp 10 g Yeast
- 7 tbsp Milk lukewarm
- 1¾ oz 50 g Dates
- 3 tbsp Rum
- 2¾ tbsp 40 g Butter or untempered vegetable margarine
- 2 Egg yolks
- 2 Egg whites
- 4 tsp 20 g Granulated sugar
- 6 Apricots pitted and halved
- Fat of your choice for the pan
Instructies
- Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm milk and mix with whole wheat flour and salt.
- Finely chop the dates and boil in ½ cup (125 ml) water and rum.
- Add the butter and then let cool.
- Add the egg yolks and purée with an immersion blender.
- Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks with the sugar.
- Mix the date purée into the yeast and flour mixture, knead to a soft dough, and fold in the egg whites.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
- It is best to use an ableskiver pan or an egg frying pan.
- Grease the depressions in the pan.
- Place a tablespoon of dough in each, place a half apricot on top, and cover with more dough.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes.
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