Title: Walnut Crescents #2
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 36 servings
1 3/4 c Flour
1/3 c Sugar
1 1/4 c Ground walnuts
2 Egg yolks
1 c Sweet butter
Confectioners sugar
Legend has it that bakers started making pastry in the form of crescents
following the Turkish siege of Vienna in
1683.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and
ground walnuts. Make a little well in the flour mixture and add the egg
yolks. Cut butter into small pieces and add to the flour mixture. Knead
thoroughly and shape into a ball. Add flour, if needed, to prevent the
dough from sticking to the bowl. Cut the ball in 4 parts and shape each
part in a roll about inch thick. Cut 1/4-inch pieces and form small
crescents in the palm of your hand. Place crescents on a greased baking
sheet and bake about 9-10 minutes, until light brown.
While still warm, roll the crescents in the confectioners sugar (be
careful, they break very easily), then place them on a board to cool. Store
in a cookie tin. The flavor actually improves with time. Yield: about 3
dozen.
