Christmas Stars (joulutortut)

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Finnish	Cookie	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

300	g	Butter
450		Wheat flour
200		Water
300	g	Dried prunes
100		Water
		Sugar to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

From: "Laura S." <laura@bitfield.fi>  Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 20:43:18
GMT This is from my Christmas recipe  collection. These are still a
tradition in most Finnish families.  Dough: Mix soft butter with flour
and water.  Place in cold until  hard. (You can store it in a cold
place overnight.) Roll out very  thin, fold sides in the middle,
overlapping. Roll and fold at least  three times. For better results
let cool after every folding.  Filling: Boil prunes in water until they
fall apart.  Add sugar. Mix  well and let cool.  Roll out the dough to
half centimeter thickness. Cut it to squares.  Place a teaspoonfull of
filling on the center of each square. Cut a  little from each corner
towards the center. Fold left-side halfs of  each corner to the middle,
on top of filling. Pinch tightly. Brush  with egg. Bake in 225 C oven
for 8 - 10 minutes. Sprinkle lightly  with powdered sugar.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 70 Calories From Fat: 60 Total Fat: 6.8g Cholesterol: 17.9mg Sodium: 1.1mg Potassium: 28mg Carbohydrates: 2.8g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: <1g