Saladooha (russian Dried Fruit Pudding)

A delicous and healthy fruit pudding that is easy to make. My grandmother passed this recipe to me over 60 years ago, however, I made some adjustments to the recipe. Grandmother made this pudding from the dried fruit that she prepared when the fruit was in season.

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 12-16

Ingredients

• 1  cup water
• 1  cup dried cranberries
• 12  cups water
• 1  cup  dried apricot, quartered
• 2  cups dried prunes, pitted
• 1  cup  golden seedless raisins
• 1  cup  dried apple
• 1  cup  dried pear
• 1  cup  dried  peach
• 1  cup  dried, pitted dates
• 2  cups granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup whole wheat flour

Directions

1. In a medium size saucepan, add 1 cup of water and cranberries and cook until tender; mash and set aside.
2. In a large cooking pot, add 12 cups of water, apricots, prunes, raisins, apples, pears, peaches, dates; bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 1 hour or until all fruit is soft; stirring occasionally.
3. Add sugar and mashed cranberries and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Remove 1 cup of liquid from cooked fruit and stir in all-purpose and whole wheat flour to form a smooth, thin paste.
5. Add flour paste to cooking pot and stir until well blended.
6. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, stirring frequently so the fruit does not settle to the bottom of the pot.
7. Remove from heat and let cool before serving.
8. Serve fruit pudding as is.
9. If desired, you can serve with ice-cream or whipping cream.