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Chocolate Rugelach

 

Wonderful Hanukkah treat..
 

3 cups 

 

flour

 

1 Tbs 

 

active dry yeast

 

2 sticks (1 cup) 

 

cold, unsalted butter, cut into bits

 

3 large 

 

egg yolks

 

1 cup 

 

sour cream

 

1 cup 

 

finely chopped walnuts

 

8 ounce 

 

jar raspberry jam or preserves

 

12 oz 

 

package of mini-chocolate chips

 

1 cup 

 

raisins

 

 

 

melted butter
 

 

 

 

TOPPING:

 

½ cup 

 

granulated sugar

 

1 tsp 

 

ground cinnamon

 

 

1

In a bowl, combine the flour and yeast. Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg yolks and sour cream to mixture and combine well.

2

Form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic, and chill in refrigerator overnight.

3

The next day... Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheet. Mix walnuts, raisins and chocolate chips in a medium bowl. Set aside. Remove dough from refrigerator- quarter the dough and form each quarter into a ball.

4

On a floured surface, roll one ball of dough into a rectangle. Beginning at one long edge, spread 1 inch of raspberry jam along the entire edge of the dough. Sprinkle 1 quarter of the walnut mixture on top of raspberry jam. Fold in the edges and roll dough to the end; place on prepared cookie sheet.

5

Mix topping ingredients in a small bowl. Brush top of pastry with melted butter and sprinkle with 1 quarter of the cinnamon/sugar topping mixture. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven; let sit for 10 minutes. Slice into 1-inch slices on the diagonal.

6

Repeat above steps with remaining 3 balls of dough.

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