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Hungarian Kiffles
Felice @morinoko
Yay Hungarian recipes! I never heard of kiffles, but they look super good. Is apricot butter like apricot jam?
jackieskitchn @cook_5003423
Hi Felice! Apricot Butter is a fruit butter that is basically a reduced puree. A jam typically has more sugar and pectin. It is important to use fillings that are made specifically for pastry. Pie filling will be too loose and jams can produce unpredictable results. Using Solo Brand Cakes & Pastry Filling in a can works great or you can make your own Apricot butter there are recipes online. I live in an area where I can buy apricot butter at our local farm market. Thanks for checking out the kiffles, they are really good!
jackieskitchn @cook_5003423
Hi, pie filling will be too loose. I'm sharing the recipe for the apricot butter. If it's too labor intensive see if you can find Solo Brand Cake and Pastry Filling.To make the Apricot Filling:
Place dried apricots in a small saucepan and pour in just enough water to cover the apricots. Boil until the apricots are soft. Do not let all the water evaporate. Add a little bit more to keep the filling from burning if necessary.
Add the sugar and continue to cook until thick.
Either puree in a food processor or with an immersion blender in a bowl. If the filling is too runny, return it to the sauce pot to continue to cook.
Note: You can make the filling ahead of time and freeze it until you are ready to use it. Just thaw at room temperature when you are ready to use.
Place dried apricots in a small saucepan and pour in just enough water to cover the apricots. Boil until the apricots are soft. Do not let all the water evaporate. Add a little bit more to keep the filling from burning if necessary.
Add the sugar and continue to cook until thick.
Either puree in a food processor or with an immersion blender in a bowl. If the filling is too runny, return it to the sauce pot to continue to cook.
Note: You can make the filling ahead of time and freeze it until you are ready to use it. Just thaw at room temperature when you are ready to use.
jackieskitchn @cook_5003423
**Kiffles are typically filled with apricot, nuts (ground walnuts) or lekvar (prune)
Felice @morinoko
Hi Jackie, thanks for sharing your tips! You should turn that Apricot Butter into a stand-alone recipe!! I bet that is very similar to the German prune butter (pflaumenmus... maybe lekvar is the same thing). I have a recipe for that, but in my case I baked the prune butter in the oven so it's very thick and dark. Anyway, it sounds like kiffles can be made in so many ways! I hope you'll share more of your Hungarian recipes!!
