This recipe was clipped from a newspaper and found in a large collection, date unknown. Kifle is a type of pastry roll. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy.
HUNGARIAN KIFLE
6 1/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 lb. butter
1/2 lb. shortening
3 egg yolks
2 cups (1 pint) sour cream
2 cakes compressed yeast
Pinch salt
Granulated sugar
Nut filling (follows)
Cut butter and shortening into flour until mixture is crumbly. Crumble yeast into sour cream; add with egg yolks and salt to flour mixture. Mix well until smooth and leaves side of bowl. Shape into ball, cover and refrigerate three hours or overnight.
Sprinkle granulated sugar lightly on work surface. Divide dough into six portions. Refrigerate five portions and roll one portion one-eighth-inch thick, sprinkling top of dough with additional sugar as needed to prevent sticking.
Cut into two-inch squares. Place about one-half teaspoon nut filling along one end of each square and start rolling from that end, curving slightly to form crescent.
Place seam-side down on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. When cool, sprinkle lightly with confectioners’ sugar. Makes about 10 dozen.
NUT FILLING
1/2 lb. finely ground walnuts
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. maple flavoring
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Combine walnuts, sugar, cinnamon and maple flavoring. Fold in egg whites.
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My Grandma used to make this – we are Romanian. Recipe differs just a bit. Holiday treat for the whole family. I actually have the recipe in a family cookbook but it did not say how thin to roll the dough. Yours indicated 1/8th inch, that will help because I am going to make this recipe this holiday season and keep the tradition alive… I know this is a year old but just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to do it.
Best wishes,
Matt
Thanks so much for posting this!! I have been searching for a recipe that most closely resembles one from a Hungarian woman that used to make these. I know hers had bourbon in it as well but I’ll figure out a way to work that in ;)
I have been searching for this exact recipe for l15 years following a re-location from the east coast to the southwest.it
I found my recipe in a newspaper also. In addition to the nut filling, there was also an apricot filling recipe. I made both. My family and I are African American, but these know no ethnic origin in my home. We all love them. Thank you for bringing them into our lives again. How kind of you to include a scan of the original recipe.
Just like my mother used to make. I also made several times but it’s a lot of work. You can also fill with thick apricot or prune jam (leak are). Very good.
My mother has this exact same recipe cut from the newspaper, dated 12/11/1970. It is titled “Serbian Kifle” instead of Hungarian. We are of Serbian descent and Mom liked this recipe better than my grandmother’s and has used it ever since. At 86 she still makes them at Christmas; both nut and apricot.
These are to die for!! My mother made both the nut and apricot filled kind.
So happy i’ve Found this recipe!!