Saladooha (Russian Dried Fruit Pudding) - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

In a medium size saucepan, add 1 cup of water and cranberries and cook until tender; mash and set aside.
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.
Add sugar and mashed cranberries and cook for 5 minutes.
Remove 1 cup of liquid from cooked fruit and stir in all-purpose and whole wheat flour to form a smooth, thin paste.
Add flour paste to cooking pot and stir until well blended.
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.
Remove from heat and let cool before serving.
Serve fruit pudding as is.
If desired, you can serve with ice-cream or whipping cream.