Rugalach

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cube cake yeast
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 egg yolks
• Filling, recipe follows

Filling:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup raisins

Directions

Dough: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix butter with dry ingredients until sandy. Crumble yeast into cream and stir in the yolks. Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients to make a dough and chill it for 3 to 4 hours or more. Roll out 1/3 of the pastry thin, into a circle.

Filling: Combine sugar, cinnamon and nuts and sprinkle onto the dough. Dot with golden raisins.

Cut into triangles and roll up starting at the wide end and place on a greased cookie sheet, point side down. Repeat with remaining dough. Let rise 30 minutes at room temperature. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.