How Do You Make Fruit Butters Made From Dried Fruit?
Fruit butters, a delicious and healthier alternative to margarine and butter, are usually made from fresh fruit. However, there are a couple of kinds of fruit butters that are made from dried fruits. The first is called lekvar. Lekvar is a Hungarian fruit butter made from dried prunes and is like fresh fruit butters in that it is stored in sterilized jars. The other fruit butter made from several dried fruits is one that is eaten immediately after being made. How to Make Lekvar Dried Fruit Butter Step 1 Pour one pound of dried apricots in the pan. Add water until they are covered. Allow them to come to a boil then turn the burner down. Leave the apricots to cook, checking on them often. Add more water if they do not stay covered. Cook the apricots until they are soft. Step 2 Take the apricots off the stove when they are soft. Place the fruit into the food processor and puree them. Return the pureed fruit to the pan. Pour a cup of sugar into the pan with the fruit. Cook on low stirring
