Center for International Private Enterprise

Dried Apricots with Walnuts

Name: Dried Apricots with Walnuts (Cevızlı Kayisi Kavurmasi)
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 50 grams butter; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; Water, for soaking; 250 grams dried apricots; 2 cups (400 grams) sugar; 1 cup (200 grams) kaymak (may substitute clotted cream); 4 cups (945 milliliters) water; 2 cups (250 grams) walnuts, coarsely ground or chopped; 2 to 3 cloves (to taste)

Cevızlı Kayisi Kavurmasi

Preparation info

10
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cuisine of Life

By Center for International Private Enterprise

Published 2019

About

Since Malatya is famous for its wide variety of pungent, sweet, and colorful apricots, the fruit is used in many dishes. This dried apricot dessert is quite popular — it’s easy and just the thing for when a guest arrives after dinner, or an unexpected guest comes for afternoon tea.

Ingredients

For the apricots

250 grams dried apricots
Water, for soaking
50 grams butter

Method

Soak the dried apricots in water for one hour, until softened. Drain and put them on paper towels, then pat dry.

Make the syrup: stir the water, sugar, and cloves in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then add the lemon juice and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Warm the butter in a large skillet set over medium