Prunes Stuffed with Cheese

• ½ pound prunes
• ½ pound Russian Cottage Cheese (tvorog) or farmer cheese

Pour boiling water over the prunes and soak them, covered, until they have swelled. Drain. If the prunes have not been pitted, carefully remove the pits with a sharp knife, leaving the prunes as intact as possible. Dry them on paper towels.

Mix the tvorog with the sugar. With a pastry tube, fill the prunes with the sweetened tvorog.

Place the prunes in a lightly gr