4 Egg yokes
4 c Flour, all purpose
1 ts Salt
2 ts Sugar
1 c Butter
1 Yeast cake dissolved in 1
-cup sour cream
NUT FILLING *
* NUT FILLING: Combine 1 pound ground walnuts with 1/2 cup sugar; add
2 to 3 beaten egg whites, just enough to hold nuts together.
Reserve…..
PREPARE COOKIES; Mix flour, salt and sugar together; add butter and
mix like pie dough. Add egg yokes and sour cream mixture; mix well.
Shape dough like a meatloaf; wrap and refrigerate overnight… The
next day, working with small sections of the dough (keep rest cold),
roll out as thinly as possible, at least 1/8 inch; use a mixture of
powdered confectioners sugar and flour on surface. Cut out diamond
shapes, 2 to 3 inches square.
TO ASSEMBLE; Place a scant teaspoon of filling on center of each
diamond; roll from one corner to another corner; shape into crescent.
Bake on top rack of oven at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until
lightly browned; WATCH them carefully…
Yields
6 Servings