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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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simple little crescent cookies. Ingredients:
2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (one pkg.) |
1/4 cup warm water |
1 cup granulated sugar, plus |
1 teaspoon granulated sugar |
1/2 cup butter |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
2 large eggs, seperated |
1/2 cup chopped walnuts |
1 tablespoon whole milk |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
3/4 cup powdered icing sugar |
Directions:
1. Soften the yeast in warm water.
2. Stir in the 1 tsp.
3. sugar.
4. Let stand in warm place until bubbly.
5. This will take about four minutes.
6. Cut the butter into the flour with a pastry blender.
7. Stir in the yeast mixture and the egg yolks.
8. Shape dough into a ball.
9. Let rest about 30 minutes.
10. Beat the egg white until stiff.
11. Beat in the remaining sugar to make a thick meringue.
12. Fold in the nuts.
13. Set aside.
14. Roll dough into a 16 inch circle and cut into 16 wedges.
15. Spread meringue onto the dough.
16. Roll each wedge from wide end to the tip.
17. Place onto a greased baking sheet.
18. Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes, until golden.
19. Make a glaze with the vanilla, powdered sugar and the tablespoon of milk.
20. Frost each cookie.
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