Apricot Candy recipe

Ingredients:

2 lb of dried apricots.
1 cup of water.
2 cups of sugar.
½ cup of blanched almonds.

Directions:

Mince the apricots in a food processor.

In a large pot, add the water and the apricots and slowly simmer until the apricots thicken.

Add half of the sugar (1 cup), to the apricots and simmer for about 12 minutes.

Allow the apricots to cool.

Form the apricot mixture into balls about 1-inch in diameter.

On a sheet of waxed paper, flatten the balls until they are about half an inch in thickness.

Place an almond in the center and dip in sugar.

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