A yeast dough filled with a sweet nut mixture and rolled into mini crescents.
Ingredients
- For the dough:
4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cup butter
3 large egg yolks
1 cup sour cream
1 package dry yeast
- For the filling:
3 large egg whites
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups ground nuts (walnuts are traditional, but you can use your favorite nuts)
1 teaspoon vanilla
- Optional garnishes:
additional granulated sugar (pictured)
additional powdered sugar
Directions
- Make the dough:
- Sift flour, and salt. Sprinkle yeast over flour. Cut in margarine. Make a well and pour in beaten egg yolks, sour cream and vanilla. Knead until smooth. Refrigerate at least one hour.
- Make the filling:
- For filling, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in sugar, nuts, and vanilla. Set aside.
- Assemble and bake:
- Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove dough from refrigerator, form into ball, and flatten until it resembles a thick round pizza crust. Cut into 8 triangles (or, 8 slices of “pizza”). Roll each triangle into the size of a round 10 inch pie crust; cut into 8 triangles. Place 1/2 to 1 teaspoon filling at wide end, and roll into crescents, pinching ends under. If desired, roll each cookie in additional granulated sugar (pictured). Bake for 15-18 minutes. If you did not roll the cookies in granulated sugar, you can sift powdered sugar over them while warm.
Notes
- Photo by Dallas_foodie under Creative Commons license.