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Flaky Hungarian Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 1440 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 1455 Minutes
Servings: 25
Secrets of Hungarian Cooking. 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.
Ingredients:
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup cold water
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 egg yolks
1 cup margarine
1 tablespoon lard
4 tablespoons flour
1 lb walnuts
3 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 fresh lemon rind
1 lb dry curd cottage cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/4 lb ground poppy seed
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons fresh lemon rind
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.
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