Elmali Kurabiye ( Cookies with apple filling)

Elmali Kurabiye 

Ingredients:

Filling:                                             Dough:

 2-3 green apples                           1 pack margarine 250 g.
3 tbsps. granulated sugar                4 tbsps. powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder         3/4 glass of vegetable oil
crushed walnuts                              3 tbsps. yoghurt
                                                      1 pack baking powder 10g
                                                      3+ cups all purpose flour



Procedures:
Filling:



Step 1. Wash, peel and grate the apples.

Step 2. In a clean cooking pan, put in the grated apples and the granulated sugar.

Step 3. Cook in medium heat till no water will be in the pan.

Step 4.  Turn off the heat and add up the cinnamon powder and crushed walnuts. Mix well. Set aside to cool.





Dough:

In a clean bowl, put in the  dough ingredients except for the flour ... add the flour little by little till the dough won't stick to your hands while mixing . The dough must be SOFT. Form the dough into 8 balls.

Assembly:

Get 1 ball of dough, and with your own palm, flatten the ball into rounds and cut into 8 parts. On top of each part, spread out the filling and roll each part up ( as seen in the pic).. You can also use any marmalade as filling.

Bake in 200C for 20 minutes or till the bottom turns golden brown.
Cool when the cookies are well baked.

Sprinkle powder sugar on top before serving.