AUNT ELSIE'S MERBADIECH (TENDER
DOUGH)
 
1 lb. butter
4 tbsp. sugar
4 egg yolks
4 c. flour (unsifted)
Fruit to cover (prune plums, peaches or apples)

Mix first 4 ingredients together; dough will be sticky. Press dough into cookie sheet (about 1/4 inch thick). Slice fruit into wedges (bigger than pie wedges, about 1/2 inch thick). Place fruit in rows with slight overlap.

Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon (sprinkle juicy fruit also with 1 teaspoon tapioca). Bake at 350 degrees until fruit is tender, about 30 minutes.

 

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