Saladooha (russian Dried Fruit Pudding)

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 12 cups water
• 1 cup dried apricot, quartered
• 2 cups dried prunes, pitted
• 1 cup golden seedless raisins
• 1 cup dried apple
• 1 cup dried pear
• 1 cup dried peach
• 1 cup dried, pitted dates
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour

Recipe

• 1 in a medium size saucepan, add 1 cup of water and cranberries and cook until tender; mash and set aside.
• 2 in a large cooking pot, add 12 cups of water, apricots, prunes, raisins, apples, pears, peaches, dates; bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 1 hour or until all fruit is soft; stirring occasionally.
• 3 add sugar and mashed cranberries and cook for 5 minutes.
• 4 remove 1 cup of liquid from cooked fruit and stir in all-purpose and whole wheat flour to form a smooth, thin paste.
• 5 add flour paste to cooking pot and stir until well blended.
• 6 reduce heat to low and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, stirring frequently so the fruit does not settle to the bottom of the pot.
• 7 remove from heat and let cool before serving.
• 8 serve fruit pudding as is.
• 9 if desired, you can serve with ice-cream or whipping cream.