How to make Finnish Christmas Prune Pastries - Joulutortut

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: homemade pastry dough

Phyllo dough is lighter; homemade can reduce costs.

prune filling

🥗Healthier: fig filling

💰Cheaper: apricot jam

Fig offers similar sweetness; apricot is often less expensive.

Make the dough by combining 250 grams of butter and 2 cups of all-purpose wheat flour until crumbly.

Add 6 tablespoons of cream and 2 tablespoons of rum to the mixture and combine.

Place the dough in a plastic bag and let it rest overnight in the fridge.

Boil 250 grams of dried and pitted prunes with 1/2 cup of water for about 15 minutes until soft.

Mash the prunes and mix in 2 tablespoons of sugar to create a filling.

Add additional rum to the filling if desired.

After resting, combine the dough with remaining flour and butter, creating layers by rolling and adding more butter.

Roll the dough thin and cut out circles using a cup or saucer.

Brush the outer ring of the circles with egg white as glue.

Place about 2 teaspoons of prune filling in the center of each circle and fold them closed, sealing with a fork.

Brush the pastries with egg yolk before baking.

Bake in a hot oven at 450°F (230°C) for about 10 minutes.

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