Flaky Hungarian Cookies

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: 24 hrs 15 mins
• 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.