Peasecods

36 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups All-purpose flour
¼ cup Sugar
½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ cup Chilled stick margarine, cut into small pieces
½ cup Skim milk
1 Egg yolk
1 cup Whole pitted dates
1 cup Raisins
2 tablespoons Sugar
2 tablespoons Margarine
½ teaspoon Ground ginger
½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 Egg white
½ teaspoon Water
Vegetable cooking spray
1 tablespoon Sugar, divided
1 hour.

Directions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl, and cut in chilled margarine with a pastry blender. Combine milk and egg yolk; add to flour mixture, stirring until a dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead lightly 3 to 4 times. Wrap in heavy-duty plastic wrap, and chill Place dates and next 5 ingredients in food processor; process until smooth.

Set date mixture aside.

Combine egg white and water; beat with a wire whisk, and set aside. Divide dough in half; cover and refrigerate half of dough. Turn the remaining half of dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and roll to ⅛-inch thickness; cut into 18 rounds, using a 3-inch cutter.

Working with 1 round at a time, gently grasp opposite edges, and pull into an oval shape. Moisten the edges of the dough with egg white mixture. Spoon 1 teaspoon date mixture onto half of each oval. Fold dough over filling; seal edges by pressing with a fork dipped in flour. Carefully place on baking sheets coated with cooking spray; brush tops with egg white mixture, and sprinkle with 1-½ teaspoons sugar. Repeat procedure with the remaining dough, date mixture, egg white mixture, and remaining 1-½ teaspoons sugar.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Yield: 3 dozen (serving size: 1 peasecod).

Per serving: 80 Calories; 2g Fat (24% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 6mg Cholesterol; 27mg Sodium NOTES : These sweet treats, when properly made, should resemble pea pods.

The Pilgrims referred to any legume or pod as a peasecod.

Recipe by: Cooking Light, Nov/Dec 1994, page 105 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #405 by igor@... on Jan 28, 1997.

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