Apricot Filling

1 pound dry apricots
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup drained, crushed pineapple (optional)

Cover apricots with water. Boil until soft. Drain and grind or use ...

Banana Pastries

Dough
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons shortening
4 tablespoons sweet butter
1/2 cup water

Filling
2 large bananas
1/3 cup finely chopped dried ...

Crescent Baklava

2 (8 ounce) cans Pillsbury refrigerated quick crescent dinner rolls
3 to 4 cups walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Glaze
1/4 cup gran ...

Pineapple Cheese Baklava

This won a $25,000 prize in the National Pineapple Cooking Contest a number of years ago.

1 (1 pound 4 ounce) can crushed pineapple
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces crea ...

Cherry Cream Puff Ring

1 cup water
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 eggs
1 cup milk
3/4 cup sour cream
1 (3 3/4 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
1/4 teaspoon ...

Grilled Strawberry Croissants

4 croissants
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup strawberry preserves or jam

Slice croissants in half and spread bottom half of each croissant with ricotta cheese; top w ...

Banana Sundae Wrap

Source: Betty Crocker's Luscious Desserts

1 (17 1/4 ounce) package PEPPERIDGE FARM
    frozen puff pastry, thawed
1/4 cup miniature NESTLES semisweet chocolate ...

Cream Puffs with Cannoli Cream

Cream Puffs
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
4 eggs

Cannoli Cream
2 pounds ricotta cheese
1 cup confectioners' ...

Coconut Cream Puffs

Cream Puffs
1/2 cup butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour

Coconut Cream Filling
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 cu ...

Fruit Turnovers

1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups flour
Fruit filling

Mix sour cream, butter and flour together. Divide dough in half, wrap and refrigerate for 8 hour ...