"Jess Askin" > wrote in
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> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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>> A double batch of these.
>> You can see the pictures: <www.jamlady.eboard.com>, the second note
>> on the first page.
>>
>> * Exported from MasterCook Mac *
>>
>> Annešs Ground Raisin Cookies
>>
>> Recipe By : posted to r.f.c again by Barb Schaller 10-11-04
>> Serving Size : 72 Preparation Time :1:00
>> Categories : Cookies
>>
>> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
>> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
>> 1 cup butter or margarine
>> 1 2/3 cups sugar
>> 2 eggs
>> 2 cups oatmeal
>> 2 cups flour
>> 1 tsp. baking soda
>> 1/2 tsp. salt
>> 1 cup raisins (measure -- then grind)
>> 1 tsp. vanilla
>> 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
>>
>> Mix thoroughly butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix in ground
>> fruit*. Combine dry ingredients except oatmeal and nuts; stir in.
>> Add oatmeal and nuts and mix well. Form into small balls, about the
>> size of a walnut. Put on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with the
>> ball of your hand. Bake 9-10 minutes at 350°. Makes about six
>> dozen.
>>
>> Note: I like to use a combination of *ground dates, ground craisins
>> (dried cranberries), dried apricots and dried cherries -- no raisins.
>> Have used sunflower seeds and cashews in place of walnuts. Baked on
>> insulated cookie sheets, these are the best! (I usually bake at 375
>> degrees -- don't overbake them.)
>
> How the heck do you grind dried fruits? I know if I tried it in my
> coffee grinder they'd all just form a big clump. And the Cuisinart
> wouldn't chop them fine enough. How did you do it?
Don't know how the OP did it, but I use an old-fashioned food grinder.
In a FP, it helps to add some of the sugar and pulse to grind.
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