This is a variation of crescents made with a cottage cheese dough. The apricots can be substituted with any manner of dried fruits. Raisins, dates, prunes, etc. all work well.
1 cup cottage cheese
3 ounces butter (3/4 stick)
1 cup flour
Filling Ingredients:
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
cinnamon sugar
Beat together cottage cheese and butter until blended. Beat in flour until blended, about 1 minute. Shape dough into a ball and sprinkle with a little flour to ease handling. Cut dough into thirds. In a bowl stir together filling ingredients until blended.
Roll each third out on a floured pastry cloth to measure a 10-inch circle. Sprinkle 1/3 the filling ingredients over the dough, and cut dough into 8 triangular wedges. Roll each triangle from the wide end toward the center and curve into a crescent. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and place on a lightly buttered cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
Bake at 350° for about 30 to 35 minutes, or until tops are golden brown. Remove from the pan and allow to cool on brown paper. Yields 24 crescents.
To make Cinnamon Sugar:
In a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid, shake together 1/2 cup
sugar with 2 teaspoons cinnamon until blended. Unused Cinnamon
Sugar can be stored indefinitely.
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