Rugalahs
Rugalahs are one of the most requested Hanukkah cookies, now popular year-round. When the nut and fruit crescents bake, they ooze ever so slightly, and this rich filling gets crisp and caramel-like around the crescents.
Servings: 48
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per cookie: about | - |
| cal | 113 |
| pro | 1 g |
| total fat | 7 g |
| sat. fat | 4 g |
| carb | 11 g |
| fibre | trace |
| chol | 21 mg |
| sodium | 58 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 1% |
| iron | 3% |
| vit A | 6% |
| folate | 4% |
Suggested Recipes
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1 pkg (8 oz/250 g) cream cheese, softened
1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened
2 tbsp (25 mL) granulated sugar
2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
Filling:
1 cup (250 mL) coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup (125 mL) golden raisins (optional)
1/4 cup (50 mL) each granulated and packed brown sugar
3/4 tsp (4 mL) cinnamon
3/4 cup (175 mL) apricot jam
Topping:
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tbsp (25 mL) coarse or granulated sugar
Preparation:
In bowl, beat cream cheese with butter until fluffy; beat in sugar. Stir in flour in 2 additions. Form into ball; cut into quarters and shape into discs. Wrap each in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 2 hours. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.) Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes.
Filling: In bowl, stir together pecans, raisins (if using), granulated and brown sugars and cinnamon. In separate bowl, stir jam with 1 tsp (5 mL) water.
On lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disc into 11-inch (28 cm) circle. Spread 3 tbsp (50 mL) of the jam evenly over top; sprinkle with one-quarter of the nut mixture. Cut into 12 pie-shaped wedges. Starting from wide end, roll up each wedge to form crescent; place, about 2 inches (5 cm) apart, on parchment paper- or foil-lined rimless baking sheets. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
Topping: Brush egg over crescents. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven until golden, about 25 minutes. Let cool on pans on racks for 5 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool completely.
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