Fruit Nougat
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 3:02am

Ingredients




1 pound Dates
1 pound Figs
1 pound Raisins
1 pound Walnuts
Powdered sugar
Sweet chocolate, (optional)

Preparation

1 This is not a classic nougat, since it is not based in honey or boiled sugar syrup; rather, it is more of a pemmican, like commercially available 2 "date rolls. " To keep the dried fruit from sticking to the grinder and making it bind, heat the grinder parts in boiling rater immediately before grinding. 3 Stone the dates, cut the stems off the figs, stone the raisins (or use seedless raisins), and shell the walnuts; put all the fruit and nuts through the meat chopper, roll out thin on a board sprinkled with powdered sugar, and cut into squares. These are delicious dipped in melted sweet chocolate.