Lekvar Prune Butter Food

HUNGARIAN LEKVAR APRICOT OR PRUNE BUTTER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the dried apricots or prunes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and continue to cook until the fruit is soft, adding more water as necessary.
• Remove from the heat and place the mixture in a food processor or blender ; purée the fruit until it has a smooth texture. (You can also use an immersion blender directly in the pot.) Return it to the saucepan and add the sugar; taste for desired sweetness, and add more sugar if necessary. Cook until the lekvar is thick.
• To can the fruit butter, place the hot lekvar in hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch of headspace. Cover with hot sterilized lids and rings.
• Process in a water bath for 10 minutes. Remove to the counter and allow to cool before storing in a cool, dry, dark place.
• Enjoy.

LEKVAR-PRUNE FILLED PEROGIES

Steps:

• Put the prunes in a good sized saucepan-heavy bottom if you have one.
• Pour in water to cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook over a"hard simmer/light boil.
• "You may need to add more water to prevent scorching.
• When prunes are soft puree in a food processor until smooth.
• If the prunes are in any way runny cook until thick.
• Make dough-or cut recipe in half and fill with prune filling.
• (see recipe#20108 for filling and crimping directions) Boil perogies in water until they float, drain.
• Fry in butter if you wish and serve with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or topping of your choice.
• Freeze whatever filling your not using.

PRUNE LEKVAR BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Spray a 10 inch Bundt pan with baking spray, can also use a 10 inch tube pan.
• Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Stir flour mixture into butter mixture alternating with sour cream.
• Stir in lemon zest and juice.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of batter.
• Spread remaining batter in bunt pan.
• Combine the reserved batter with the lekvar.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of prune mixture on the surface of the batter.
• Then use a knife to swirl into batter.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to sit in the pan for 5 minutes.
• Then turn the cake out onto a rack to cool.
• Before serving, shower the cake with a dusting of confectioners sugar.