German Sour Cream Crescents

Recipe Ingredients

3 1/2 cups	218g / 7.7oz	Flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Shortening
1		Yeast
1/4 cup	59ml	Warm water
3/4 cup	177ml	Sour cream
1		Egg - plus 2 yolks
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla

Recipe Instructions

mix flour and salt. cut in shortening. Dissolve yeast in water then stir into flour. ADD Mix sour cream, egg and 2 yolks, vanilla well with hands.

Cover with a damp cloth and refrigerate 2 hours or more.

Roll 1/2 of the dough on sugar until it is 8" x 16". Fold ends toward the center. Overlap so it is 3 layers. Sprinkle with sugar. Roll again to same size. Repeat 3 times.

Roll 1/4" thick. Cut into strips 1" x 4" twist ends in opposite directions.

Bake 375F for 5 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Remove immediately from cookie sheet.

Source:
Gayle Potter 1990

Rating

Average rating:

Unrated, please add a rating

Submit your rating:

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

Click a star to rate this recipe.