Simple Yet Elegant Babylonian Apricot Jewels - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    32 dried apricots
    4 ounces finely ground cashews
    2 ounces raisins
    1/4 cup white wine
    1 lemon, zest of
    8 ounces cream cheese
    1/2 cup powdered sugar (optional)
    powdered sugar (for dredging)
Preparation
    Mix the cashews, raisins, white wine, lemon zest and cream cheese and powdered sugar until it forms a paste.
    You can do this in the food processor to really mix everything together.
    Take one apricot, and spread some of the cheese on it, nice and thick.
    Cover with a second apricot.
    Do this to make a total of 16 \"sandwiches\".
    Sprinkle or roll in powdered sugar.

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