Keflies Recipe
Hungarian Cookies
Summary
Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In50 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Main IngredientButter
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Cup (16 tbs), softened | |
| Egg yolks | 6 , beaten | |
| 1 cup commercial sour cream | ||
| Pecans | 2 Cup (16 tbs) (For the Filling) | |
| Powdered sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) (For the Filling) | |
| Egg whites | 6 , beaten (For the Filling) | |
| Powdered sugar | 1 Teaspoon, squeezed (For the Filling) | |
Directions
To make the filling:
Combine ground pecans, powdered sugar, and beaten egg whites.
Stir in lemon juice: mix well. Keep aside, covered.
Measure flour into large mixing bowl.
Cut in the butter until mixture resembles cornnieal.
Add egg yolks and sour cream; mix until dough is smooth.
Roll into small balls (approximately 1 inch in diameter) in palms of hands.
Place on cookie sheets and chill at least 2 hours.
Place each chilled ball on floured surface and roll paper-thin.
Put a teaspoon of filling on each round of dough.
Roll up like a jelly roll, and curve into horseshoe shapes.
Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350 ° for about 20 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.
Sift powdered sugar over cookies while still warm.
Combine ground pecans, powdered sugar, and beaten egg whites.
Stir in lemon juice: mix well. Keep aside, covered.
Measure flour into large mixing bowl.
Cut in the butter until mixture resembles cornnieal.
Add egg yolks and sour cream; mix until dough is smooth.
Roll into small balls (approximately 1 inch in diameter) in palms of hands.
Place on cookie sheets and chill at least 2 hours.
Place each chilled ball on floured surface and roll paper-thin.
Put a teaspoon of filling on each round of dough.
Roll up like a jelly roll, and curve into horseshoe shapes.
Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 350 ° for about 20 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.
Sift powdered sugar over cookies while still warm.
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