Kipfels Food

KIPFELS

Steps:

• Mix together flour, eggs, cream cheese and butter. Mix until well blended and refrigerate until firm.
• To make Filling: Grind walnuts very fine or put finely chopped nuts between pieces of wax paper and roll with rolling pin to mash them. Put mashed nuts in a saucepan with evaporated milk, sugar and vanilla. Boil until mixture becomes thick. Simmer on low heat.
• Roll out small pieces of dough in confectioner's sugar. Put a small amount of filling on each piece and roll up; shape each into crescent shape. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) on greased cookie sheets for about 20 minutes.

HUNGARIAN KIFFLES

Steps:

• 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 onto 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.

WALNUT ICEBOX KIPFELS

Steps:

• MAKE THE DOUGH - NIGHT BEFORE.
• Mix milk, sugar and yeast. Let stand until it rises and thickens.
• Cut butter into 2 1/4 cups flour with mixer or pastry blender.
• Make well and add egg yolks and yeast mixture.
• Mix well and knead on floured board until smooth and not sticky.
• Divide dough evenly into 6 balls. Place in floured 9 x 12 pan, cover and refrigerate overnight. They should increase slightly in size.
• MAKE THE NUT FILLING - NIGHT BEFORE.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff.
• Add the nuts, 3/4 cups sugar and lemon juice. Mix well.
• Press the nut filling into a square pan, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• GETTING READY - NEXT DAY.
• Take the dough balls out of the refrigerator at least 4 hours before you will begin rolling them out.
• Take the nut filling out just before rolling the dough out. Cut the nut filling into 48 portions (6 x 8 rows) like you are cutting up bar cookies.
• Mix together remaining 1 cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons flour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sprinkle work surface liberally with sugar/flour mixture to prevent dough from sticking.
• Roll one dough out to 10 inch circle.
• Using pizza cutter or knife, cut each circle into 8 slices (like a pizza).
• Put one nut portion at the large end of a slice; roll from large end to point, tucking in sides, forming a crescent. Trt to keep them pinched close so the filling doesn't leak out during baking.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet with point on bottom. You can probably fit at least 16 cookies per tray.
• Continue until all dough is rolled and filled using plenty of sugar/flour mixture to prevent sticking.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until dough is golden. Remove from oven and remove cookies from tray immediately to prevent sticking. Cool on wire rack.

KIPFEL

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in the 1/4 cup sugar.
• Make a well in the center.
• Combine egg yolks and sour cream; add to flour mixture and stir until mixture forms a ball.
• Divide dough in half, and keep one half of the dough tightly covered.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the other half of dough to 1/16" thickness, and cut into 4" rounds.
• For filling, beat egg whites slightly.
• Add ground nuts, the 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice& the 3/4 tsp cinnamon.
• Spread a rounded teaspoon of filling onto each round to within 1/4" of edge.
• Roll up jelly-roll style; with seam sides down, press ends with tines of a fork to seal.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheets with seam sides down.
• Bake at 375°F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
• Sprinkle with a mixture of powdered sugar& cinnamon.

GERMAN TEA KIPFEL

Steps:

• Soften the yeast in the warm water in a large bowl.
• Mixing until smooth, blend in the scalded lukewarm milk, sugar, salt, egg yolks, butter, and half of the flour. Mix in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead until smooth and elastic, using additional flour if necessary. Put into a greased deep bowl; turn dough to bring greased surface to top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch down; roll out dough into a rectangle 1/4 inch thick. Beat egg whites until stiff, not dry, peaks are formed. Spread HALF OF THE EGG WHITES on dough surface (reserve remaining half for topping). Sprinkle with a mixture of the raisins, 1/2 cup of the almonds, and the pineapple. Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares, then cut each square diagonally in half. Bring triangle corners to center; pinch to seal and place on greased baking sheets.
• Top with a mixture of the reserved egg white and almonds, Cover; let rise again until very light, about 45 minutes.
• Bake at 375°F 10 minutes or until lightly browned. About 4 dozen Kipfel.
• TEA CREASCENTS: Follow recipe for Tea Kipfel. Divide dough into thirds. Roll out each piece into an 8 - inch round. Spread with a portion of the beaten egg white and filling mixture. Cut round into 12 wedges. Starting at wider edge, roll up and place with pointed edge down, 2 inches apart, on a greased baking sheet. Top and bake as directed. If desired, spread with a confectioners' sugar glaze. About 3 dozen Crescents.
• CAI The Canadian Family Cookbook.

HOLIDAY KIPFERL COOKIE

Steps:

• Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely ground. Add flour, granulated sugar and salt; pulse until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and water. Add to almond butter mixture, and pulse until dough forms. Shape dough into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until easy to handle, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 325°. Divide dough into fourths. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into an 8-in. circle. Sprinkle with pecans and cranberries; lightly press into dough. Cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from the wide end; place point side down 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form crescents., Bake until lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Carefully roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks. Sprinkle with additional confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container.

GERMAN KIPFELS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Put flour on counter.
• Make hole in the middle to put other ingredients.
• Add yeast, water, salt, vanilla, sugar, eggs, baking powder and butter to middle of flour.
• Knead dough until all ingredients are mixed. (Alternatively, use Kitchenaid with paddle blade to combine ingredients. First cream together butter and sugar; add eggs and vanilla; whisk together dry ingredients and add to wet alternating with water.).
• Roll a fourth of the dough out on to the counter to 1/8" thickiness (Make sure the dough is rolled very thin).
• Cut dough into 3x3 inch squares using a pizza cutter.
• Put 5 chocolate chips in the middle.
• Roll dough from corner. Cookie should look like a crescent roll. Make sure to pinch the dough together so they don't unroll when cooking.
• Place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes.
• Let cool for ~10 minutes.
• Roll in powdered sugar using a zip lock bag.
• Put cookies in container/ziplock and store in the freezer for best taste.

WASER KIPFELS (WATER LILLIE'S)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and 1 tablespoon sugar. Crumble the yeast into the flour mixture as finely as possible. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center, and add the eggs. Mix well while gradually adding sour cream. If the dough is too sticky, more flour can be added depending on the size of your eggs.
• Wrap the dough in a clean dish towel, and hang in very very cold water for one hour while you make the filling.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the ground walnuts, 2/3 cup sugar, and milk. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of the mixture dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Stir constantly to prevent burning. Set aside to cool before using.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). On a sugared surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Flour will make the cookies tough. Cut into 3x3 inch squares. Place one teaspoon of filling into each square, then fold in half to make a rectangle. Bend the two long ends around to form a horse shoe shape, and place onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Watch the first batch carefully to set the ideal time for your oven, as they do burn quickly. Enjoy a rare treat!

HUNGARIAN KIFFLES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until very smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing just until combined. The dough will be quite moist, but not sticky.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and flatten into a square approximately 1/2-inch thick. Cut into 4 equal pieces and wrap each separately in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, a minimum of 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F and position a rack in the center of the oven. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Remove one portion of the dough from the refrigerator and place it on a liberally floured surface.
• Dust the top of the dough with flour and cover with a sheet of wax or parchment paper. Working from the center toward the corners, roll the dough out to a 1/8-inch-thick square. It should measure about 9 inches.
• For best results, see our recipe notes below to learn how to roll your dough into a perfect square.
• Using a pastry wheel or a sharp knife, cut your dough both lengthwise and crosswise into small squares.
• Your total yield will depend on how large you make them. We recommend 1-1/2-inches which will give you 36 kiffles per square of dough or about 12 dozen total.
• The best way to keep the size even is to use a ruler and mark all 4 sides of the dough square at intervals with the tip of a knife. You can use the handle of a spatula to guide you as you cut to keep your lines straight as well (similar to drawing straight lines on a sheet of paper).
• Working as quickly as possible, place a small mound of filling (about 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon) in the center of each square. If the filling flavor you're using is relatively smooth you can spoon it into a small freezer bag, snip off a tiny bottom corner and squeeze the filling onto the squares. This works particularly well with the poppy and almond flavors.
• Lift two opposite corners of the dough over the filling and gently pinch them together. Fold that "point" over to one side, moisten the tip of your finger with a bit of water and smooth it down gently on one side of the kiffle. This prevent the kiffles from popping open as they bake.
• Important Note: The various filling flavors spread a bit differently during baking so you may want to fill a few "test" kiffles and bake them to gauge the right amount of filling for each type.
• Arrange the kiffles 1 inch apart on the parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake until barely golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute, then carefully transfer the kiffles to cooling racks.
• Repeat the process with the remaining 3 portions of dough, using different filling flavors if desired.
• Store kiffles between layers of waxed paper in a tightly closed container and refrigerate. Bring them to room temperature (30 minutes out of the fridge), arrange on a plate and dust lightly with powdered sugar just before serving. It's not advisable to top them with powdered sugar before storing.
• Makes 8 to 12 dozen

ALMOND KIPFERL - DUTCH CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Cream butter or shortening until soft; add sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy and all the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating hard after each addition.
• Add salt, ground almonds, flour and mix well.
• Cut into rounded tablespoon portions, roll on lightly floured board into pencil-shaped pieces about 4 or 5 inches in length, tapering each end.
• Arrange on prepared baking sheet into crescent shapes.
• Bake for about ten minutes.