Prune and Walnut Crecents Recipe

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Prune and Walnut Crecents
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  1. Make pastry dough: Pulse butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt, and flour in a food processor just until a dough forms. (Do not overwork dough, or pastry will be tough.)
  2. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 6 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather dough and form into 2 balls, then flatten each ball into a 6-inch disk. Chill disks, each wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
  3. Make filling: Pulse walnuts, prunes, sugar, cinnamon, and Sherry in food processor until nuts are finely chopped and filling forms a thick paste.
  4. Form and bake crescents: Preheat oven to 375°F.
  5. Roll out 1 disk of dough (keep the other chilled) into a roughly 14-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Cut out rounds with floured cookie cutter. Chill scraps.
  6. Put 1/2 teaspoon of filling in center of 1 dough round. Brush some of egg wash halfway around pastry, near edge, then fold dough over filling, forming a half-moon shape. Pinch edges to seal. Make more crescents in same manner, rerolling scraps (but only once).
  7. Arrange crescents 1/2 inch apart on 2 buttered large baking sheets and lightly brush tops with egg wash. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, in middle of oven until tops are pale golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool.
  8. Cooks' notes: • Dough can be chilled, wrapped well, up to 1 day.
  9. • Filling can be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered.
  10. • Unbaked filled crescents (without egg wash brushed on top) can be frozen, wrapped well in plastic wrap, 2 weeks. Thaw, then brush with egg wash before baking.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1109.64 Kcal (4646 kJ)
Calories from fat 784.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 87.19g 134%
Cholesterol 239.66mg 80%
Sodium 409.06mg 17%
Potassium 476.33mg 10%
Total Carbs 74.28g 25%
Sugars 25.43g 102%
Dietary Fiber 3.75g 15%
Protein 12.61g 25%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 30%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Calcium 62.4mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 496.65 Kcal (2079 kJ)
Calories from fat 351.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.02g 134%
Cholesterol 107.26mg 80%
Sodium 183.08mg 17%
Potassium 213.19mg 10%
Total Carbs 33.25g 25%
Sugars 11.38g 102%
Dietary Fiber 1.68g 15%
Protein 5.64g 25%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 30%
Iron 1mg 12%
Calcium 27.9mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 28.7
    Points
  • 31
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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