Piroshkies

Name: Piroshkies
Ingredients: Crust; 6 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened; 2 sticks Butter, Softened; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; Salt; _____; Filling; 1-1/2 cup Chopped, Cooked Prunes; 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar; 1/2 cups Finely Chopped Walnuts; 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice; 2 Tablespoons Prune Juice; 2 teaspoons Grated Lemon Zest

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

Crust
6 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
2 sticks Butter, Softened
2 cups All-purpose Flour
Salt
_____
Filling
1-1/2 cup Chopped, Cooked Prunes
1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
1/2 cups Finely Chopped Walnuts
2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
2 Tablespoons Prune Juice
2 teaspoons Grated Lemon Zest

Directions

1

CRUST
2

Place cream cheese and butter in a mixer bowl and beat at medium speed until creamy. Add the flour and salt and continue to beat until all the flour is incorporated. Form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill overnight or at least 6 hours. Dough must be quite cold!
3

FILLING
4

Combine the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and mix until blended. Cover and refrigerate.
5

ASSEMBLY
6

Break off small quantities of the dough, leaving the remainder in the refrigerator. Roll on lightly floured waxed paper until quite thin - 1/16th inch is not too thin.
7

Cut into squares or circles. Place a scant teaspoon of filling in the center of the dough circle. Bring the edges together and crimp tightly with a fork.
8

Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. These do not spread - no need to place far apart.
9

Bake at 350 degrees for 16 minutes. Remove to a wire rack. While still warm, shake confectioner's sugar over the tops. Allow to cool.