rugelach

I think pete bakes! is the first food blog I discovered. I was looking for an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe during my first year. I was later able to get my mom's recipe, but in the meantime, I stumbled upon this site. I don't know what is going on with the blog now; it has been almost a year since he has posted anything. Still, the recipes he has already documented are great.

RUGELACH (makes 32).
from joan nathan’s The Jewish Holiday Kitchen (as seen on pete bakes!)

for the dough
½ lb butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups flour

for the filling
½ cup sugar
½ cup raisins
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts and pecans)
¼ cup decorating sugar (for sprinkling)

CREAM butter and cream cheese together in a large bowl. Beat in the flour, little by little. Knead the dough slightly until all the flour is incorporated. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Combine the filling ingredients (except for the ¼ cup decorating sugar) and set aside.

DIVIDE the dough into two portions. Roll out one of the portions of dough in a circle about 1/16 of an inch thick. Spread half of the filling on the dough. Use a knife or pastry wheel to cut into 16 pie-shaped wedges. Roll the dough wedges, starting from the wide edge and ending at the point.

PLACE on an ungreased cookie sheet and sprinkle with decorating sugar. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Remove, brush with 1 Tbsp melted butter, then bake for another 10 minutes or until golden brown.