* Exported from MasterCook II *

Cinnamon Nut Raisin Crescents (Rugelach)

Recipe By : International Jewish Cookbook by Faye Levy
Serving Size : 48 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Jewish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Cream Cheese Dough:
8 oz Cream cheese
1 c Unsalted butter -- cold
2 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
1/3 c Sour cream
1 ts Water -- if needed
Filling:
1/2 c Sugar
1 tb Ground cinnamon
1 c Walnuts -- finely chopped
1/2 c Dark raisins -- chopped

Cut cream cheese into 1 tb sized pieces and let soften at room
temperature. Cut butter into small pieces of about 1/2 tb and keep
cold until ready to use. In a food processor, combine flour, salt,
and butter. Process with on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse
meal. Add cream cheese and sour cream, distributing them fairly
evenly over mixture. Process with on/off turns until dough just holds
together. Add 1 ts water if necessary. Wrap dough, press into a ball,
and flatten to a disc. Refrigerate 4 hours or up to 2 days.

Lightly butter 2 or 3 baking sheets. Mix sugar and for filling.
Divide dough into 4 pieces. Press 1/4th of dough to a round, then
flatten it. Roll it to a 9" circle about 1/8". Sprinkle 1/4th of
sugar &cinnamon mixture (about 2 tb) all over circle, then sprinkle
1/4th of nuts and 1/4th of raisins around outer edge of circle. Press
with rolling pin so they adhere to dough.

Using a heavy knife, cut circle in 12 wedges, making each cut with a
sharp movement of heel of knife. Roll up dough tightly from wide end
to point; be sure filling is enclosed, since raisins can burn if
exposed. Repeat process with other 3 piece of dough.

Put cookies on baking sheets, with points of triangles facing down,
spacing them about 1" apart. Refrigerate while shaping more cookies. Refrigerate all at least 20 minutes before baking. Unbaked cookies
can be frozen.

Preheat oven to 350?F. Bake cookies for 22 to 25 minutes, or until
light golden. Cool on racks.

Yield: 48 Cookies

Formatted by: Mary Wilson (BWVB02B)


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