Hungarian kiffles (cookies)
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Egg yokes | |
| 4 | cups | Flour, all purpose |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | teaspoons | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Butter |
| 1 | Yeast cake dissolved in 1 cup sour cream | |
Directions
NUT FILLING *
* NUT FILLING: Combine 1 pound ground walnuts with ½ cup sugar; add 2 to 3 beaten egg whites, just enough to hold nuts together.
Reserve.....
PREPARE COOKIES; Mix flour, salt and sugar together; add butter and mix like pie dough. Add egg yokes and sour cream mixture; mix well.
Shape dough like a meatloaf; wrap and refrigerate overnight... The next day, working with small sections of the dough (keep rest cold), roll out as thinly as possible, at least ⅛ inch; use a mixture of powdered confectioners sugar and flour on surface. Cut out diamond shapes, 2 to 3 inches square.
TO ASSEMBLE; Place a scant teaspoon of filling on center of each diamond; roll from one corner to another corner; shape into crescent.
Bake on top rack of oven at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned; WATCH them carefully...