directions
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Grind apricots, apples and peaches in meat grinder or blender until pieces are the size of rock salt or finer (about 1/8 inch in diameter)
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Place in medi- um bowl
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Stir in coconut, almonds, lemon peel and cinnamon
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In a small saucepan, slightly warm honey, orange juice and lemon juice
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Stir to mix well
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Slowly pour honey mixture over fruit mix- ture, stirring until mixture sticks together evenly
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Form into small balls about 3/4 inch in diameter
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Place on baking sheets
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Dry at 120 degrees F
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until no longer sticky to touch, up to 6 hours on a dry day
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If desired, roll balls in powdered sugar
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12
Makes 48 golden crunchy balls.
GOLDEN FRUIT BALLS
ingredients
- 1/2 cup each dried apricots, apples, peaches
- 1/2 cup finely grated unsweetened coconut
- 1/4 cup blanched almonds
- 1 tsp. grated lemon peel
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 3 TB honey
- 3 TB orange juice
- 1 TB lemon juice powdered sugar, if desired