Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Vote for Rugelach (Tuesdays with Dorie)

Rugelach
Rugelach!

Whoo hoo! It's election day! Did you vote?!

Piggy of Piggy’s Cooking Journal selected Rugelach from pages 150 and 151 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. You can also find the recipe on Piggy's blog.

I made two types:
1. Dried cranberries, mini semi-sweet chocolate, walnuts and apricot jam
2. Homemade dried fuyu persimmons, white chocolate, walnuts and apricot jam

Fuyu Persimmon
Rugelach with dried persimmon
I made homemade dried fuyu persimmons and used them in the second batch. These are so delicious! I'll write another post with photos from my folk's kaki (in Japanese) tree and the dehydration process.

Rugelach
The dough came together quickly in the food processor and made two discs.

Rugelach
Batch #1 - cranberries, chocolate, walnuts and jam

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Batch #1 and #2 - getting ready to bake. I had some trouble rolling them up...my cuts weren't so great and they seemed to become all different sizes and shapes!

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The cross-section of #1 and #2. I added ground ginger to batch #2 but I didn't taste it later...will need to add more next time.

Rugelach
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41 comments:

  1. Susie HomemakerNovember 4, 2008 at 5:48 AM

    These look wonderful - and very creative fillings!

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  2. Welcome to our crazy blessed lifeNovember 4, 2008 at 5:55 AM

    Yum!! Those look delicious!

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  3. Jules SomeoneNovember 4, 2008 at 6:06 AM

    What interesting flavor combinations! Those turned out gorgeous!

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  4. Engineer BakerNovember 4, 2008 at 6:07 AM

    Too pretty. I saw persimmons in the store but have never tried them - what do they taste like?

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  5. AudreyNovember 4, 2008 at 6:31 AM

    Those persimmons are stunning! And your rugelach look great too. I'm glad you enjoyed these.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 6:47 AM

    Wow, very nice ingredient choices. They look wonderful.

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  7. Nancy/n.o.eNovember 4, 2008 at 6:48 AM

    It was a hard choice, but your last picture is the money shot! Absolutely beautiful rugelach and both variation sound wonderful. And homemade dried fruit... too fab.
    Nancy

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  8. chocolatechicNovember 4, 2008 at 7:04 AM

    Beautiful.

    I have never heard of dried fuyfu persimmons.

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  9. DiNovember 4, 2008 at 7:13 AM

    I early voted last Friday! And my 5yo said that they got to "vote' in her kindergarten class yesterday. =) Great looking rugelach--that's so cool that you dried your own fruit!

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  10. ostwestwindNovember 4, 2008 at 7:19 AM

    Both versions sound tasty and look beautiful!


    Ulrike from Küchenlatein

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  11. PiggyNovember 4, 2008 at 7:37 AM

    Using dried persimmon sounds interesting! I wonder how it tastes like with the rugelach.

    Thanks for baking with me this week!

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  12. AprilNovember 4, 2008 at 8:08 AM

    Fabulous! Permissions sound like such a unique taste.

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  13. spike.November 4, 2008 at 8:32 AM

    I voted and made rugelach woo hoo! The white chocolate variety sounds amazing

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  14. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 9:58 AM

    Those look delish!

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  15. vibiNovember 4, 2008 at 10:22 AM

    Never had persimmoms, gotta try it sometimes!
    Quite original indeed! Bravo.

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  16. Isabelle LambertNovember 4, 2008 at 11:49 AM

    c'est superbe !

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  17. kimberly salemNovember 4, 2008 at 12:10 PM

    your persimmons are gorgeous, and so are your rugelach!! :) beautiful job. love the filling combinations!

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  18. TammyNovember 4, 2008 at 12:47 PM

    they look beautiful - dried persimmon! Now that's something to try!!

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  19. TeaLadyNovember 4, 2008 at 1:18 PM

    These look incredibly flaky. Love the fillings. Yummy!

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  20. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 1:22 PM

    Helen didn't even offer me ONE persimmon from the bag you gave her. Hmph. But the but of the dried fruit you did was wonderful. Now if you'd just start delivering baked goods to my home, I'd be all set

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  21. betty geekNovember 4, 2008 at 2:13 PM

    WOW, you are one creative lady. The pics are awesome, the fillings are tasty . . . will you cook for me one day? Pretty please? :)

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  22. Heather BNovember 4, 2008 at 4:46 PM

    Great fillings! They all look delicious!

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  23. BethNovember 4, 2008 at 5:30 PM

    Wow! Those sound delicious! I'm a fellow TWD baker, and I was thinking that it would be nice if we all could chip in and get Laurie some small token/gift for all the work she does. Would you be willing to contribute? If I can get enough people, it would only be about $1 per person. No pressure :-) Let me know! bethberg12@yahoo.com

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  24. PeggyNovember 4, 2008 at 5:49 PM

    Oh my gosh, the persimmons are absolutely beautiful. And the rugelach looks delicious. Great ideas on the flavor twists.

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  25. KaitlinNovember 4, 2008 at 6:04 PM

    Wow, just gorgeous. I love the way the dried persimmons look.

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  26. LindaNovember 4, 2008 at 6:05 PM

    Really yummy sounding filling combos, especially the persimmon one.

    I LOVE persimmons, and totally envious that your folks have a persimmon tree!! I'm looking forward to reading your next post on this yummy fruit. :)

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  27. StephNovember 4, 2008 at 6:47 PM

    I love that last pic! I'm addicted to persimmons, they're so yummy. Great picks for add ins!!

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  28. PamelaNovember 4, 2008 at 7:27 PM

    Beautiful!

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  29. MeganNovember 4, 2008 at 8:07 PM

    I've never tried persimmon before - but it looks like a plump little tomato! Very creative!

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  30. JamieNovember 5, 2008 at 8:08 AM

    Wow! Those flavor combinations sound amazing!!!!

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  31. GabiNovember 5, 2008 at 9:58 AM

    Your Rugelach look tender and flaky just perfect! I love the idea of the persimmon filling :)
    xo

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  32. AnonymousNovember 5, 2008 at 10:41 AM

    Beautiful! That fruit sounds interesting.

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  33. steph- whisk/spoonNovember 5, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    i sure did vote! i am totally intrigued by the persimmon filling--mmmm!

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  34. AnonymousNovember 5, 2008 at 12:22 PM

    I don't think the sizes and shapes have to be exact. They look perfect!

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  35. MariaNovember 5, 2008 at 3:19 PM

    Love the fillings! The persimmons look amazing!

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  36. mimiNovember 5, 2008 at 4:42 PM

    persimmon filling, how creative, i bet it tasted wonderful! and totally unrelated, but i need one of those roll-mats with the measurements pre-printed on them as i'm always rolling out unevenly sized!

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  37. CathyNovember 5, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    Wow! Your last picture is stunning; it could be in a cookbook. Persimmons! Now there's a great idea! I love how the possibilities are just endless with these.

    And I laughed out loud at the voting comic in your last post!

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  38. CBNovember 6, 2008 at 5:55 AM

    ooohh persimmons! My mom loves them. We use to have a persimmons tree at my parents' old house but not the new one so she misses it. Your rugelach look awesome! Great job!
    Clara @ iheartfood4thought

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  39. MartheNovember 6, 2008 at 7:24 AM

    Yum, they look delicious!! I love the white chocolate version!

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  40. MariNovember 7, 2008 at 5:01 AM

    Your persimmon filling is so creative! I'm impressed!

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  41. JudyNovember 8, 2008 at 6:23 PM

    Your end result looks delicious. I like the flavor combinations you used.

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