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Flaky Hungarian Cookies

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  • Servings: 25
  • Prep: 1d
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 25 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup water (cold)
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • BUTTER MIXTURE
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 tablespoon lard
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • NUT FILLING
  • 1 pound walnuts
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 fresh lemon rind
  • POT CHEESE FILLING
  • 1 pound dry curd cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • CANNED POPPY SEED FILLING
  • 1/4 pound ground poppy seed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon rind
  • APRICOT FILLING
  • 1/2 cup dried apricot
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (to taste)
  • 1/2 cup crushed pineapple (drained, optional)
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

  • 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.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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