Kifli (crescent Cookies)

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 lb butter or 1/2 lb margarine
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm cream or 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 lbs ground walnuts
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 egg whites, beaten stiff
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 dough:
• 2 blend flour and butter thoroughly using a pastry blender if desired.
• 3 add egg yolks and yeast cake which has been dissolved in cream.
• 4 add sugar and vanilla.
• 5 chill dough if it is too soft to roll out easily.
• 6 divide into 2 parts and roll each into a 12-inch circle or larger. cut into 16 or more pie-shaped pieces.
• 7 place a small amount of nut filling or jam on each wedge and beginning at the rounded edge, roll up.
• 8 place on greased baking sheet, point underneath. let stand for 20 minutes.
• 9 brush top of crescents with beaten egg.
• 10 bake at 350°f for 15 to 18 minutes or until light brown on bottom.
• 11 filling:.
• 12 mix all ingredients listed for filling together, mixing well.