Dried Fruit Mustard Recipes

DRIED-FRUIT MUSTARD

Steps:

• Mix together dried fruit, mustard seeds, ground mustard, vinegar, and 3/4 cup water in a bowl. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
• Place mustard mixture and salt to taste in a food processor; puree until smooth. Serve, or store in refrigerator, covered, up to 1 week.

MOSTARDA

Steps:

• Use 3/4 pound dried fruit and 1/2 cup water in a skillet and bring to a boil. Add 1 minced shallot, 1 tablespoon minced candied ginger, 3?4 cup white wine, 4 1/2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar and 2 to 3 teaspoons each Dijon mustard and butter.
• Skip the lemon juice. Cool and serve.

MEAT LOAF WITH MUSTARD AND DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine beef, breadcrumbs, chopped fruits, egg, shallots, 1 tablespoon mustard, sage, salt and pepper in large bowl; mix thoroughly. Shape mixture into 2 oval loaves, each about 1 inch thick, and place on small rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake loaves 10 minutes. Mix preserves and remaining 1 tablespoon mustard in small bowl. Brush preserves mixture generously over loaves. Continue to bake until loaves are cooked through and thermometer inserted into center registers 160°F, about 8 minutes.

DRIED FRUIT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy 6-quart pot over moderately high heat until it shimmers and cook the cinnamon, star anise, and cloves for 1 minute. Add the brown mustard seeds and chile. When the seeds pop and are fragrant, after about 30 seconds, remove the pan from the heat and carefully add the orange juice and apple cider. Bring the mixture to a boil and add the cherries, dates, zest, ginger, apricots, cranberries, fennel, yellow mustard seeds, and vinegar. Briskly simmer the mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is reduced and the fruits are softened and tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Stir in salt to taste. Let the chutney cool completely before serving. The chutney keeps in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 week.

DRIED FRUIT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In large saucepan, combine all ingredients & bring to boil.
• Reduce heat & simmer, uncovered 20 minutes, or until mixture has thickened.
• Ladle into hot sterilized jars & seal immediately.

MOSTARDA DI CREMONA

Steps:

• Place figs, pear, apricots, cherries, and apples into a mixing bowl and stir to mix.
• In a saucepan, heat wine, sugar and honey together until boiling. Boil for 3-4 minutes, or until slightly reduced and syrupy. Remove from heat and stir in mustard and seeds.
• Pour over fruit and allow to steep 24 hours. Jar and refrigerate.

DRIED FRUIT STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Slice bread and discard ends. Arrange bread slices on the rack of the preheated oven.
• Bake in the preheated oven until very dry, about 15 minutes.
• While the bread is baking, melt butter in a heavy, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Remove bread from the oven and crumble into coarse pieces in a large bowl. Add cherries, raisins, currants, and prunes; toss to combine. Mix in sauteed onions and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in eggs.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Coat a 12x16-inch piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray.
• Stir chicken broth into stuffing mixture and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Cover with the aluminum foil, sprayed-side down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake until top is golden, about 20 minutes more.

SWEET DAMPER WITH DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Build a campfire and allow the fire to burn until it has accumulated a bed of coals. Rake the coals into a flat bed on one side of the fire. Grease the inside of your camp oven lightly with 1/2 teaspoon butter and place it on the coals, preheating it to about 425 degrees F (218 degrees C).
• Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, 2 tablespoons powdered milk, and salt together in a bowl. Rub butter gently through the mixture. Mix raisins in by hand. Make a well in the center of the mixture. Add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing well after each addition, until dough stops sticking to the sides of the bowl.
• Dissolve 1 1/2 teaspoons powdered milk in an equal amount of water in a bowl.
• Turn dough out onto a floured board and knead gently a few times. Shape into a rough circle or loaf about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place in the preheated camp oven. Brush the top of the damper with the dissolved milk.
• Cover and bake over the fire until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Lift the lid with a metal tent peg and remove the damper carefully. Cover with a dry towel, and let rest in a warm place for 3 to 4 minutes before serving.