Flaky Hungarian Cookies

Submitted by Dienia B.

"Secrets of Hungarian Cooking. Boy I was really hoping someone on zaar had already posted this beast, but of course, if they have I couldn't find it. It looks like it was made a lot. If anyone knows something about these bad boys, please feel free to add input. There are 4 filling recipes so if you're wanting those, here they are."

 

• Ready In: 24hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 24
• Serves: 25

ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 egg yolks

• Butter Mixture

• 1 cup margarine
• 1 tablespoon lard
• 4 tablespoons flour

• Nut Filling

• 1 lb walnuts
• 3 egg whites
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 fresh lemon rind

• Pot Cheese Filling

• 1 lb dry curd cottage cheese
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs

• Canned Poppy Seed Filling

• 1⁄4 lb ground poppy seed
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon rind

• Apricot Filling

• 1⁄2 cup dried apricot
• 1⁄2 cup sugar (to taste)
• 1⁄2 cup drained crushed pineapple (optional)

directions

1. DOUGH:

2. Mix and blend flour, baking powder, water, vinegar, and egg yolks until dough comes clean of hands. Chill.

3. Butter Mixture:

4. Mix margarine, lard and flour together and allow it to soften.
5. When dough is chilled, roll it out and spread with butter mixture; fold dough and refrigerate.
6. Repeat this process 4 times; next day, cut the dough into squares with a hot knife.
7. Fill with chosen filling.
8. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

9. Nut Filling:

10. Grind nuts.
11. Beat egg whites until stiff but still moist.
12. Fold in sugar and nuts carefully.
13. Add lemon rind.

14. Pot Cheese filling:

15. Mash cottage cheese with fork.
16. Add sugar, salt and eggs. Mix very well.

17. Poppyseed Filling:

18. Cook poppy seeds, sugar, milk, and butter until thick, for 10 to 15 minutes on low flame.
19. Add lemon rind.
20. Cool well before using.

21. Apricot Filling:

22. Cook dried apricots until tender; mash and add sugar to taste.
23. Drained crushed pineapple may be added.

Reviews

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Sounds similar to a recipe for kiflis or kolaches (both are Hungarian cookies). The folding dough over is labor-intensive but that's what makes cookies flaky. Check Food.com section on Hungarian cooking for similar but simpler recipes.