Crescent Walnut Rolls

Great for breakfast, snack or accompany to coffee / tea... They're also freezable! Makes 16 crescents.

Ingredients:

Dough-

280-300 g flour

7 g yeast

40 g vanilla sugar (or plain sugar + 1 tsp vanilla extract)

rind of 1/2 lemon

1 small egg

120 ml milk, warm

40 g butter, melted

2 egg yolks

Filling-

120 g walnuts, processed

50 g caster / icing sugar

2 egg whites

1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional) 

Method:

Mix all ingredients for dough by hand or by mixer / bread machine (make sure all ingredients are lauke warm if using hands; knead for 5 min). Let it double, covered in a warm spot. 

Meanwhile, make filling. Mix all ingredients into a smooth paste.

Divide risen dough into 2, roll into large circles (on a well dusted working surface or clean tea towel). Spread filling over each and cut into 8 pieces (like pizza slices). Roll from the end to the tip making crescent shapes. Place onto lined baking sheet. Cover with a clean cloth and let it rest for 1/2 hour. 

Switch oven to 180*C. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until golden. Enjoy warm or cold. 

Polumjeseci sa orasima

...ili kako bismo mi rekli KIFLICE!

Odlicne za dorucak, uzinu ili uz kafu / caj... Dobijete 16 komada; mogu se zamrznuti!

Potrebno:

Tijesto-

280-300 gr brasna

7 gr instant kvasca

40 gr vanila secera

korica ribana od 1/2 limuna

1 manje jaje

120 ml mlijeka

40 gr maslaca, istopljenog

2 zumanca

Fil-

120 gr oraha, samljevenih

50 gr secera u prahu

2 bjelanca

1/2 k cimeta (po zelji) 

Nacin:

Umijesite tijesto rukama ili mikserom. Ostavite na toplome mjestu (pokriveno) da naraste. U medjuvremenu napravite fil; pomijesajte sve sastojke u jednolicnu masu.

Podijelite nadoslo tijesto na 2 dijela i razvaljajte svaki u krug (na dobro pobrasnjenoj povrsini ili na cistom stolnjaku). Nanesite smjesu za fil; izrezite svaki krug na 8 dijelova (kao pica). Zavijte svaki od kraja prema vrhu i stavite na tepsiju sa papirom za pecenje. Ostavite bar 30 minuta i zatim smjestite u zagrijanu rernu (180*C) na oko 12-14 minuta. Posluzite tople ili hladne!