Simple apricot pastille for winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To prepare apricot paste at home, you need to prepare the necessary ingredients: apricots and sugar.

2. Step 2:

   

   Apricot will need only ripened. If you come across a more elastic, greenish, it is better not to use it, it will give an unpleasant bitterness to the finished product. Wash the apricot and sort out the garbage and bad fruits. Remove the bones and, if necessary, cut off the damaged parts.

3. Step 3:

   

   Grind the whole apricot with a blender or twist it with a meat grinder.

4. Step 4:

   

   To make the pastille have a more even structure, grind the finished puree through a fine sieve, separating the cake. There will be very little of it.

5. Step 5:

   

   Pour sugar into the finished tender apricot puree. If the apricot is sweet enough, and you stick to proper nutrition or watch your figure – you can not use sugar at all or replace it with honey.

7. Step 6:

   

   Mix the mass thoroughly and put the puree in a baking dish. It must be covered with baking oiled paper. Smooth the apricot puree with a spoon into a layer 1-1.5 cm thick.

8. Step 7:

   

   Preheat the oven to 60 degrees. Put the mold in it and dry the apricot paste for about 3 hours with the door ajar.

9. Step 8:

   

   The finished apricot pastille has a dense consistency, does not stick to the hands and at the same time folds well.

10. Step 9:

    

    The finished delicacy can be cut into wide or narrow strips and rolled into rolls. Store in a tightly closed jar in the refrigerator. Enjoy your meal. Cook with love.