Hungarian Kifli Cookies Recipes

Hungarian Kifli Cookies
If you haven’t tried kifli cookies, then you are sure in for a treat! I hadn’t had them either until I made this batch but after hearing stories about how incredible these cookies were, I knew I had to give them a shot.  This kifli recipe that been passed down through the family for generations and is actually authentic. It was first posted in a Michigan newspaper a few decades back and a copy was passed down to me recently.

Now don’t be intimidated, the recipe is a lot easier than it sounds! What I liked the most was how these kifli cookies had such a light flavor.  They weren’t overly sweet and would honestly be wonderful for breakfast too as they are very reminiscent of a pasty!  You can make the filling sweeter but I choose to just use about 3/4 tbsp of sugar and I’m glad I went that route.  After all of the really sweet cookies recently, these kifli were a welcome

Ingredients
Cookies
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup butter
1 tbsp active dry yeast
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
2 egg yolks beaten
1/2 tsp vanilla
Filling
2 egg whites beaten until stiff
3/4 cup ground walnuts
sugar to taste
1/4 tsp lemon juice
Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and butter, cutting together with either two knives or a pastry cutter.
2. In a separate mixing bowl, combine sour cream, yeast, and sugar.  Mix until well combined and let sit wile yeast dissolves.
3. Add yeast mixture into the flour mixture along with the vanilla and egg yolks.  Mix dough together by hand until it is well combined.  Split dough in half and wrap up in either plastic wrap or wax paper.  Refrigerate 2-3 hours or overnight.
4. Get full instructions : mildlymeandering.com