hungarian kiffles

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 pound butter, softened
• 1 pound cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 pound walnuts, ground
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 25 mins


• beat butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer until pale yellow and creamy. gradually add 2 cups flour to butter mixture until the dough is too thick for the mixer. stir remaining 2 cups flour into the butter mixture by hand and knead until dough falls off hands easily. roll dough into a ball, place in bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• stir walnuts and sugar together in a bowl. pour milk into walnut mixture and stir to form a paste.
• turn dough a floured work surface and roll to desired thickness. cut dough into 2-inch squares. place about 1 teaspoon walnut filling in the center of each square. roll the dough from 1 corner to the other corner around the walnut filling and transfer to a baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 10 to 15 minutes.