Hungarian Butter Cakes

Total Time: 24 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 26
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup lard
• 4 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 lemon, juice and rind of
• 2 cups walnuts, finely ground
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 fresh lemon rind, grated

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder together.
• 2 work in the butter and lard as for pie dough.
• 3 add beaten egg yolks, sour cream, lemon juice and rind.
• 4 cut dough into four pieces.
• 5 place dough in a good bowl, cover, and place in refrigerator overnight.
• 6 in the morning, on a floured board, roll out dough, one piece at a time, into 3-inch squares.
• 7 fill with nut filling or with jam.
• 8 bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 25 30 minutes in a 350 degree fahrenheit oven.
• 9 filling:.
• 10 mix the walnuts, sugar, egg whites and lemon rind together.