CROATIAN KIFLE 
If anyone has any information about the true origins of this cookie, let me know. It has been in my family for years and I am not certain of the true name for it. My family is of Croatian heritage and it has been handed down from my Great Grandmother.

DOUGH:

1 lb. flour
1 lb. butter
12 egg yolks

Cream butter and egg yolks. Add flour and form into 1 inch balls. Refrigerate overnight.

WALNUT FILLING:

1 lb. sugar
1 lb. ground walnuts
12 egg whites
2 tbsp. dairy sour cream

Beat egg whites and then mix in rest of ingredients.

ASSEMBLY AND BAKING:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Note: The dough is very short and needs to be kept cold to roll properly. I only get about three to five balls out of the refrigerator at a time.

Roll dough out on floured cloth till it is paper thin. Add 1 teaspoon of filling. Fold edges over and rip ends to form crescent shape. Put on cookie sheet and bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.

Submitted by: Richard Polich

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Croatian Kifle
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 Lib (Russian Federation) says:
It was lovely to see the word Kifle: I was raised Hungarian and my parent was a great baker (Romanian/Hungarian background). I have always known this recipe to be part of traditional Hungarian pastry.

 

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