Fruit Pockets Recipe

2 c Cake flour

2 ts Baking powder

1/4 ts Salt

2 tb Sugar, confectioners

2 tb Butter

2/3 c Milk

1 Egg white; slightly beaten

---filling--- 1/4 c Raisins; chopped

1/4 c Nuts; chopped

2 tb Orange juice

1/4 ts Cinnamon

1 tb Lemon juice

1/4 c Citron; chopped

1/4 c Currants

1/4 ts Allspice

1/4 ts Cloves

2 tb Sugar

Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with 2 spatulas. Add milk. Mix lightly until well blended. Turn onto lightly floured board. Roll in sheet 1/3 inch thick. Cut in ovals 4 inches long. Combine raisins, nuts, orange juice, lemon juice, spices, currants, citron, and sugar. Mix thoroughly. Place 1 tablespoon on half of each oval. Brush edges of dough with egg white. Fold over. Press firmly together. Press lightly to flatten. Make 3 short cuts across the top of each oval with the scissors. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Place 2 inches apart on well-oiled baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (450 F) until evenly browned. Mrs. M. Altman, Lancaster, OH in The Household Searchlight cookbook -----