Dried Fruits and Walnut Roulade

This is a dessert that comes courtesy of my mom. She always makes this roulade when she comes to visit. She makes 7 or 8 of them and I keep them in the freezer cutting up only as much as we need.

We all love it. The fact that there is no dough, and the fruits and nuts prevail in this dessert or(energy roulade ) like my mom likes to call it makes it the perfect snack or breakfast on the go.

This is best served cold straight from the freezer. My boys call it " just like ice cream". Funny I know. But it tastes, even better.

Of course my mom made 7 roulades this time, and I had to measure everything. My mom cooks and bakes without quantities. And also I figured out the quantities need it for only one roulade. Not everybody has a family as big as mine.

Ingredients.

4 oz....................... dried mixed fruits ( apples, peaches,pears, apricots,prunes, figs) thats the combo that came in my bag, but any combination would work. Find your favorite. Deiced.

2 oz....................... dried cranberries. Deiced.

5 oz....................... dried apricots. Deiced.

6 0z...................... walnuts. Roughly deiced.

2........................... large eggs.

1/2 cup................. granulated sugar.

1/2 cup................ butter ( 1 stick, unsalted)room temperature

1............................ wafer sheet ( 18 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches) they vary in size so if yours are smaller use 2 wafers.

Start by roughly deicing the walnuts.

Deice all the mixes fruits, add the cranberries, deice the apricots. Mix them all in a large mixing bowl. Add the deiced walnuts as well.

In a heavy pot mix the sugar and eggs.

Place on the stove on the lowest heat and cook stirring continuously, until all the sugar is dissolved.

Add the dried fruits and walnuts and cook stirring continuously for about 10 minutes. Remove from the stove and let cool to room temperature.

Place the wafer sheet between damp paper towel, for 3 to 4 minutes. This will help soften the wafer sheet so it can be rolled.

When the fruit mixture has reach room temperature add the stick of butter and mix well. I find that using your hands works best for this particular mixture.

Place the wafer sheet with the smooth side up(that will ensure that the nice side will show when rolled up) on a sheet of tin foil a little larger then the wafer. Spread the dried fruit mixture using s sturdy flat spatula, leaving about 2 inches unfilled along the longest side further away from you.

Roll the wafer jelly roll style, with the help of the tin foil.

Wrap the roulade in the tin foil and place in the freezer for 2 hours.

Cut into 1 inch thick slices. Serve as dessert, snack or breakfast on the go.

Enjoy!

Note. If you use dried pineapple, the fruit mixture will be much sweeter. If you like sweet thats OK. But otherwise I don't recommend it.