Jam and Nuts Rugelach

Everyone needs a good rugelach recipe when Fall rolls around. This tasty pastry is packed with a sweet filling and goes perfect with a hot cup of coffee.

flour yeast unsalted butter – sugar – egg yolks – cream cheese – walnuts or pecans – jam apricot, fig, or raspberry – powdered sugar

INGREDIENTS

Mix flour, sugar and yeast in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter till mixture resembles a coarse meal.

STEP 1

Add cream cheese and egg yolks and mix well. The dough should look a bit crumbly.

STEP 2

Form the dough into a ball and place in a bowl covered with plastic wrap. Let the dough chill in a fridge for at least 2 hours.

STEP 3

Run walnuts through a grinder or blend in a blender. Be sure not to overmix them or else they will turn into a nut butter!

STEP 4

Combine walnuts, powdered sugar and jam all together until the texture is creamy. Don't be worried if your filling doesn't look just like mine.

STEP 5

Roll the dough in small pieces. Roll it into a thin, long rectangular shape. Apply the filling onto the dough and roll it into a long roll.

STEP 6

Cut the roll into two-inch pieces. Place them on a lined baking sheet, leaving space between the rolls.

STEP 7

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