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Hungarian Butter Cakes

Here's how you make Hungarian Butter Cakes
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  • Servings: 26
  • Prep: 1d
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 26 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup lard
  • 4 egg yolks (beaten)
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 lemon, juiced and zested
  • FILLING
  • 2 cups walnuts, finely ground
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon lemon rind, grated (it said 1/2 rind)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder together.

  • Step 2: Work in the butter and lard as for pie dough.

  • Step 3: Add beaten egg yolks, sour cream,(it said 1/2 lemon and rind ) lemon juice and rind.

  • Step 4: Cut dough into four pieces.

  • Step 5: Place dough in a good bowl, cover, and place in refrigerator overnight.

  • Step 6: In the morning, on a floured board, roll out dough, one piece at a time, into 3-inch squares.

  • Step 7: Fill with nut filling or with jam.

  • Step 8: Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 25 30 minutes in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven.

  • Step 9: Filling:.

  • Step 10: Mix the walnuts, sugar, egg whites and lemon rind together.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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