HUNGARIAN KIFLI COOKIES
Hungarian Kifli Cookies - Rich and flaky traditional Hungarian cookies filled with a light walnut filling. Perfect Christmas cookies!
Provided by madi
Categories Dessert
Time 2h40m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and butter, cutting together with either two knives or a pastry cutter.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine sour cream, yeast, and sugar. Mix until well combined and let sit while yeast dissolves.
- Add yeast mixture into the flour mixture along with the vanilla and egg yolks. Mix dough together by hand until it is well combined. Split dough in half and wrap up in either plastic wrap or wax paper. Refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight.
- Right before dough comes out of refrigerator, combine ingredients for filling. Set aside.
- On a large cutting board, sprinkle 1/3 cup flour and 1/3 cup sugar. Roll out dough into a thin circle before cutting into 8 triangles.
- Place 1 tsp of filling on each triangle and roll up starting on the wider end. Place on a lined cookie sheet with the open end down and bend the cookie a bit so it looks like a crescent. Repeat with process for all of the triangles from both things of dough.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 233 calories, Carbohydrate 17 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 58 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 17 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 102 grams sodium, Sugar 1 grams sugar, TransFat 1 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams unsaturated fat
HUNGARIAN KIFFLES
This is the real deal, direct from my Hungarian descendants. These yummy, delicate cookies are just the right amount of sweetness and are absolutely addicting! Simple ingredients, but do take some work, but well worth it! Always a holiday favorite!
Provided by Rach
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Eastern European Hungarian
Time 8h25m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Beat butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer until pale yellow and creamy. Gradually add 2 cups flour to butter mixture until the dough is too thick for the mixer. Stir remaining 2 cups flour into the butter mixture by hand and knead until dough falls off hands easily. Roll dough into a ball, place in bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Stir walnuts and sugar together in a bowl. Pour milk into walnut mixture and stir to form a paste.
- Turn dough onto a floured work surface and roll to desired thickness. Cut dough into 2-inch squares. Place about 1 teaspoon walnut filling in the center of each square. Roll the dough from 1 corner to the other corner around the walnut filling and transfer to a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 289.4 calories, Carbohydrate 18.3 g, Cholesterol 41.1 mg, Fat 23 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 110.8 mg, Sugar 6 g
KIFLE - YUGOSLAVIAN WALNUT COOKIES
This is a traditional recipe for Yugoslavian cookies called Kifle. There are different fillings for these cookies but my favourite is the walnut! Time to make does not include chilling time........Posted for ZWT 4.
Provided by Um Safia
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 2 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put sifted flour into large mixing bowl. Mix in yeast. Cut in margarine with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
- Add egg yolks and sour cream; mix well. Form into a ball. On lightly floured board, knead until smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Divide dough into 3 equal parts. Wrap in wax paper. Chill in refrigerator at least 1 hour.
- Combine walnuts, sugar and vanilla extract. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Set aside.
- On a board sprinkled with confectioners sugar, roll each part of dough into an 8-inch circle; cut each into 8 pie-shape wedges.
- Fill wide end of each wedge with 1 tablespoon walnut filling. Roll up from wide end to point. Place on greased baking sheet, curving ends to form crescent shape.
- Bake at 375 degrees F about 25 minutes or until golden brown. Dust with confectioners sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1642.5, Fat 101.1, SaturatedFat 20.7, Cholesterol 214.1, Sodium 630.1, Carbohydrate 158.8, Fiber 8, Sugar 52.5, Protein 31.5
HUNGARIAN WALNUT COOKIES
As a child, I always looked forward to eating these goodies at Christmastime. Now I make them for my own family. -Sharon Kurtz, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until blended. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Divide dough into 3 portions. Shape each into a disk. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. For filling, in a small bowl, beat egg whites and vanilla on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on medium after each addition until well blended. Stir in walnuts., Generously coat a work surface with confectioners' sugar. Roll 1 portion of dough into a 12-in. square about 1/8 in. thick, sprinkling with additional confectioners' sugar as necessary to coat well. Cut into sixteen 3-in. squares., Shape 2 teaspoons filling into a small log about 2 in. long. Place diagonally onto a square. Overlap opposite corners of dough over filling; pinch tightly to seal. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough and filling., Bake until bottoms are golden brown, 9-11 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Wrap and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. , Freeze option: Freeze cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving. If desired, dust with additional confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 129 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 49mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
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