Using a meat grinder worked well on the apricots,
though it didn't produce as fine a grind as I would
have liked.

After running the apricots through the meat grinder
twice, and adding the hazelnut butter, using a hand
blender was not very successful. The paste was just
too thick. However, running the mixture through the
meat grinder produced an acceptable result. A bit
grainer that I would have liked, but not bad for a
first effort.