Frozen Jam Yogurt Pops

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups plain, yogurt

2 Tablespoons honey

¼ cup Strawberry Ruk's Preserves Jam (or any flavor)

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EQUIPMENT:

• ice cream machine
• popsicle molds

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INSTRUCTIONS:

Whisk yogurt and honey together and pour into the bowl of an ice cream machine*. Churn until stiff.

Return to bowl and ‘ribbon’ jam into frozen yogurt.

Spoon into ice cube tray or popsicle molds, push in a wooden skewer or popcicle stick and freeze until solid.

*I use this Cuisinart Automatic Ice Cream Maker.

Recipe altered by Ruk's Preserves originally from: www.simplebites.net 

Jam Twists

INGREDIENTS:
2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
1/2 cup Ruk's Preserves Red Berry Jam (or any flavor)

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INSTRUCTIONS: 
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Place one of the sheets of puff pastry onto a cutting board.
Spread a thin layer of jam over the entire surface and top with the remaining sheet of puff pastry.
Gently press down on the surface to seal the sheets together.
Using a pizza cutter or large knife cut 16 strips.
Twist each puff pastry strip and place it onto a baking sheet lined with parchment.
Line the baking sheet, leaving about 1 inch gap between each strip.
Bake for about 15-17 minutes or until the strips puff up and begin to brown.

Yield: 16 Servings

Recipe altered by Ruk's Preserves originally from: Spoon Fork Bacon

Jam Filled Buns

INGREDIENTS:

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted                  1 tsp vanilla extract            

3/4 cup cake flour, sifted                                 1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 1/4 tsp (1 envelope) instant dry yeast           Orange Zest from 1 orange

1/2 tsp salt                                                         1 egg (for egg wash)

4 tbsp white sugar                                           1/4 cup butter

2 cups milk, lukewarm                                     Powdered Sugar (optional)

3 eggs                                                              

1  cup Ruk's Preserves Chunky Triple Berry Jam (or any flavor) 

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DIRECTIONS: 

Combine all the dry ingredients together (flour, cake flour, instant dry yeast, sugar, and salt). 

Add the lukewarm milk, eggs, vanilla extract, vegetable oil and the orange zest.

You can knead this by hand, or make it easy on yourself and use your mixer. Mix until the dough is smooth, add more flour as needed. The dough needs to be just a little bit sticky.

Place the dough in an oiled bowl and let it rest in a warm place. Let the dough rest until it doubles in size, usually about an hour.

Punch down the dough and roll out onto a slightly floured work surface. Roll it out so that it's a big rectangle (about 14 inches x 18 inches). It should be about 1/2 inch in thickness. Using a pastry cutter, a pizza cutter, or a knife, cut the dough into 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 inch squares.

Using your fingers make a small indentation into each square and place about 1 tsp of jam in the center.

Carefully fold each square in half and pinch the ends together. The dough should be sticky enough so that it sticks together.

Repeat these steps until all rolls are made. Place the dough onto a buttered pan and brush some more butter on the sides of the rolls, so that they don't stick together.

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.

Brush all rolls with egg wash, and let them rest for an additional 20 minutes. They will rise a bit more.

Bake them for about 25 to 30 minutes, until nice and golden brown.

Optional - Serve sprinkled with some powdered sugar.

Yield: 34 buns

Recipe altered by Ruk's Preserves originally from: www.jocooks.com  

Jam Squares

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup all-purpose flour                           6 Tbsp butter, room temperature

1/2 cup sugar                                          1/2 cup walnuts, chopped               

7 oz Ruk's Preserves Lemon Marmalade (or any flavor jam)

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INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F..  Spray an 8"x8" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray or lightly grease with butter and set aside.

Add flour, sugar, walnuts and butter to a medium bowl.  Using a pastry blender or a fork, combine butter with dry ingredients until mixture is combined.  Alternatively, place ingredients in a food processor and pulse a few times until combined.

Reserve 1 cup of the mixture and press the remaining mixture on the bottom of prepared baking pan to form crust.  Press until mixture is firmly in place. 

Spread jam on top of crust and sprinkle with reserved flour mixture. 

Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.

Cool on a wire rack completely.  Cut into desired size squares.

 Yield: 8-10 servings

Recipe altered by Ruk's Preserves originally from: www.motherthyme.com  

Jam Filled Butter Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 cup butter, softened                      1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup white sugar                              2 egg yolks   

1/2 cup Ruk's Preserves Pineapple Jam, (or any flavor)

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INSTRUCTIONS: 

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). 

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and egg yolks. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms. Roll dough into 1 inch balls.

(If dough is too soft, refrigerate for 15-20 minutes) 

Place cookie balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Use your finger to make a well in the center of each cookie. Fill the hole with 1/2 tsp. of preserves. 

Bake for 8-10 minutes in a preheated oven until golden brown on the bottom. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.  

Yield: 36 servings

Recipe altered by Ruk's Preserves originally from: www.allrecipes.com