Recipe - Apple Pirushkes

1 cup Water, boiling
1 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Sugar
2 tablespoon Shortening, vegetable or fat
1 Yeast, cake
1 tablespoon Water, lukewarm
1 Egg, well beaten
4 cup Flour, sifted, allpurpose
7 Apples, medium, tart
One fourth cup Raisins, seedless
One fourth cup Nut meats, chopped
One half cup Jelly, any desired
One half cup Sugar
Cinnamon

Pour the boiling water over the salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar and shortening.
When it is lukewarm, add the yeast which has been dissolved in the 2
tablespoons of lukewarm water. Add the egg and 1 One half cups of the flour. Let
this batter rise at 85F until double in bulk, then add the remaining flour.
Knead until smooth. Let rise again for 1 hour. Divide the dough into 14
parts. Roll out each part until 1/2" thick. Peel, core, and cut apples in
half. Place a half, cut side up, on each piece of dough. Combine the
remaining ingredients and fill the cores with the mixture. Press the dough
firmly together over the apples and invert on a dull, greased, cookie tin.
Brush with melted shortening, and sprinkle with a little sugar and ground
cinnamon. Let rise for 1 hour. Bake at 350F for 40 minutes, until a rich
brown. Serve hot. Allow 1 or 2 for each portion.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini