Rugulach
- Dough
- 1 c.(2 sticks) butter
- 1 pkg 8oz crean cheese , slightly softened
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
- Chocolate walnut filling
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. cinammon
- 1/4 c. mini semi sweet morsels
- 1/4 c. finely chopped walnuts
- Fruit and nut filling
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp cinammon
- 1/4 c. apricot,strawberry,or raspberry jam
- 3 Tbls currants
- 1/4c. finely chopped walnuts
- Glaze
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp water
- 2 tbs sugar
- 1. In large bowl beat butter and cream cheese until light and well blended. beat in salt
- on low speed, gradually beat in flour until dough just comes together.you may need to stir the last bit in by hand.
- 2.With lightly floured hands divide dough into four equal pieces. Form each pice into a round ball.Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1-1 1/2 hours or overnight (dough can be frozen)
- 3.When ready to bake prepare and heat ovento 350F Adjust two racks to divide oven into 3rds
- 4. For both fillings in small bowl combine cinammon and sugar
- 5.on lightly floured surface, roll one pieceof chilled dough into 9" circle.
- 6.chocolate-walnut rugulach, sprinkle 1/2 of the the sugar cinammon mixture over the dough to edges
- sprinkle evenly with 1/2 chocolate morsels & nuts, pressing them in lightly with rolling pin. repeat w/ second portin of dough.
- 7. to make fruit & nut, spread 2Tbs jam over dough to edges. sprinkle with cinammon sugar, 1/2 of currants and nuts pressing them in lightly.
- repeat with remianing dough.
- 8.With long sharp knife cut dough into 12-16 wedges,dep in size of rugulach desired.
- roll up each wedge from the outside toward the point so that cookies resemble tiny croissants
- Place cookies point side down, 1" apart in two parhment lined cookie sheets
- 9 To glaze mix together egg yolk and water and brush top of each cookie sprinkle with cin sugar
- 10. Bake 30 -33 min.
dough, crean cheese, salt, flour, chocolate walnut filling, sugar, cinammon, semi sweet morsels, walnuts, sugar, cinammon, apricot, currants, walnuts, egg yolk, water, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/rugulach-50043023 (may not work)