4 Egg yokes
4 c Flour, all purpose
1 ts Salt
2 ts Sugar
1 c Butter
1 Yeast cake dissolved in 1
-cup sour cream
NUT FILLING *
* NUT FILLING: Combine 1 pound ground walnuts with 1/2 cup sugar; add 2 to
3 beaten egg whites, just enough to hold nuts together. Reserve…..
PREPARE COOKIES; Mix flour, salt and sugar together; add butter and mix
like pie dough. Add egg yokes and sour cream mixture; mix well. Shape dough
like a meatloaf; wrap and refrigerate overnight… The next day, working
with small sections of the dough (keep rest cold), roll out as thinly as
possible, at least 1/8 inch; use a mixture of powdered confectioners sugar
and flour on surface. Cut out diamond shapes, 2 to 3 inches square.
TO ASSEMBLE; Place a scant teaspoon of filling on center of each diamond;
roll from one corner to another corner; shape into crescent. Bake on top
rack of oven at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned;
WATCH them carefully…
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Yields
6 Servings
