Flaky Hungarian Cookies
Recipe: #19765
June 29, 2015
"Secrets of Hungarian Cooking. Boy I was really hoping someone on zaar had already posted this beast, but of course, if they have I couldn't find it. It looks like it was made a lot. If anyone knows something about these bad boys, please feel free to add input. There are 4 filling recipes so if you're wanting those, here they are."
Ingredients
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- BUTTER MIXTURE
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- NUT FILLING
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- POT CHEESE FILLING
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- CANNED POPPY SEED FILLING
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- APRICOT FILLING
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (143.4 g)
- Calories 502.1
- Total Fat - 32.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.7 g
- Cholesterol - 236.7 mg
- Sodium - 302.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 38.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 17.4 g
- Protein - 15.9 g
- Calcium - 234.4 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
FOR THE DOUGH
Step 1
Mix and blend flour, baking powder, water, vinegar, and egg yolks until dough comes clean of hands. Chill.
Step 2
Butter Mixture:.
Step 3
Mix margarine, lard and flour together and allow it to soften.
Step 4
When dough is chilled, roll it out and spread with butter mixture; fold dough and refrigerate.
Step 5
Repeat this process 4 times; next day, cut the dough into squares with a hot knife.
Step 6
Fill with chosen filling.
Step 7
Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
FOR THE NUT FILLING
Step 8
Grind nuts.
Step 9
Beat egg whites until stiff but still moist.
Step 10
Fold in sugar and nuts carefully.
Step 11
Add lemon rind.
FOR THE POT CHEESE FILLING
Step 12
Mash cottage cheese with fork.
Step 13
Add sugar, salt and eggs. Mix very well.
Step 14
Poppy seed Filling:.
Step 15
Cook poppy seeds, sugar, milk, and butter until thick, for 10 to 15 minutes on low flame.
Step 16
Add lemon rind.
Step 17
Cool well before using.
FOR THE APRICOT FILLING
Step 18
Cook dried apricots until tender; mash and add sugar to taste.
Step 19
Drained crushed pineapple may be added.
Tips
No special items needed.