Apricot Pastries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sifted flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. shortening
1/2 c. milk
1 pkg. yeast
1 slightly beaten egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift flour, sugar and salt together. Cut in 1 cup shortening. Scald milk. Cool to lukewarm. Add the yeast and let soften. Add the slightly beaten egg and vanilla.
Add to flour mixture.
Mix well. Divide dough in 4 parts.
On a board dusted with confectioners sugar, roll out in 10-inch square. With pie crust crimper, cut each square into 16 (2 1/2-inch) squares.
Place a heaping teaspoonful of apricot filling in center.
Bring opposite corners together.
Place 2-inches apart on greased sheet.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350\u00b0. Remove immediately from sheet. Roll in sugar.