Rugelach II Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup ground pecans
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup apricot preserves
Directions
step 1: To Make Filling: Combine pecans, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
step 2: In a large bowl, soften butter and cream cheese. Add flour and sugar, blend well. Divide dough into (4) pieces.
step 3: Roll each into a ball and dust each with flour, shake off excess. With a rolling pin, roll each piece between sheets of waxed paper into a 10 inch circle. Stack circles and refrigerate at least one hour.
step 4: Preheat over to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
step 5: Spread each circle of dough with light layer of apricot jam/preserves. Divide nut filling among circles, spread evenly. Cut each circle into 12 pie shaped wedges. Roll wedges from wide edge to point. Place on baking sheets point side down.
step 6: Bake 12 - 15 minutes.
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