RFCJ RECIPE ARCHIVE
Posted by : Ruth Heiges Kugel: Dried Fruit - pareve
1/2 cup dried apricots 1/2 cup prunes 1/2 cup dried pineapple 1/2 cup raisins 3 apples, pared and sliced 9 egg whites 1 cup oil 1 cup sugar 1 cup fine matza meal cinnamon Put the apricots, prunes and pineapple in a bowl. Pour boiling water over them to cover and let stand for at least one hour. Drain. Add the raisins and sliced apples. Beat the egg whites, adding sugar gradually, to a stiff meringue. Add the oil and matza meal. Mix gently but thoroughly. Fold the batter into the fruit. Transfer to an oiled, glass baking dish (about 12" x 15"/30 cm x 38 cm). Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 F/160 C. ------- MY EXPERIENCE: I first came across this recipe as a low-cholesterol concept for Pesach cooking. My family loved it, but I found it horribly sweet. Because the dried fruits are themselves so sweet, I prefer to cut the sugar to as little as a 1/2 cup. I also cut the oil to 2/3 cup. Other fruits also can be substituted. I used dried pears, for example, when I couldn't find pineapple. Serving suggestion: Side dish or dessert. Ruth
