Prune Rugelach
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs from soft white bread
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg, beaten
- Prune Filling (recipe follows)
- 1 cup prunes
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs from soft white bread
- 1/2 cup sugar
- (makes 1 1/3 cups)
- Mix butter, cream cheese, and salt in a bowl with hands until crumbly.
- Add flour; mix until just combined.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface, and divide in half.
- Shape each half into a disk; wrap in plastic.
- Refrigerate until cold, 4 hours or up to overnight.
- Stir together bread crumbs and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl.
- Stir together remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon in another small bowl.
- Roll one disk to 1/8 inch thick.
- Cut out a 12-inch circle.
- Brush beaten egg in a 1-inch border around circle.
- Put half the prune filling in center, and spread out to beaten egg border.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup bread crumb mixture over filling.
- With a pizza wheel, cut circle into 16 wedges.
- Starting at outside edge of each wedge, roll up into a crescent shape.
- Space 1 inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Repeat with remaining disk and filling.
- Refrigerate rugelach until cold, about 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Bake rugelach until golden brown and cooked through, about 40 minutes.
- Let cool completely on wire racks.
- Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.
- Soak prunes and brandy in a small airtight container at room temperature overnight.
- Drain prunes.
- Puree in a food processor until smooth.
- Transfer to a small bowl.
- Stir in bread crumbs and sugar.
- Refrigerate until ready to use, up to 1 day ahead.
- Spread the center of a round of dough with pureed fruit filling, then top with bread crumb mixture.
- With a pizza wheel, cut round into wedges.
- Tightly roll triangles inward, tucking tails underneath.
cold unsalted butter, cream cheese, coarse salt, flour, bread crumbs, sugar, ground cinnamon, egg, filling, prunes, brandy, bread crumbs, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/prune-rugelach-389220 (may not work)