Cinnamon Crescents

"I can't remember where I found this recipie, very easy to make, russian Christmas recipe I believe"
 
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Ready In:
5hrs 12mins
Ingredients:
15
Yields:
80 Crescents
Serves:
80
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ingredients

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directions

  • Dough:.
  • Dissolve the yeast and sugar in water in a bowl.
  • Combine the flour and salt in a mixer bowl.
  • With a heavy duty mixer at low speed or by hand, beat in the yeast mixture, egg yolks, cream and vanilla.
  • Beat in the butter 2 tablespoons at a time.
  • Wrap the dough and refrigerate it for 4 hours or overnight.
  • Filling:.
  • Meanwhile beat the egg whites to soft peaks.
  • Fold in the egg whites, sugar and salt, then the walnuts. Should make about 1 2/3 cups
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line 2 cookie sheet with foil, grease foil.
  • Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
  • Sprinkle 1 heaping tablespoon of this mixture on a work surface, using it as you would flour to keep dough from sticking to work surface.
  • Divide the dough into 10 pieces. Shape them into balls.
  • Roll one ball into an 8 inch circle (refrigerate others until ready to use) turning to coat well with the cinnamon sugar you put down earlier.
  • Cut into wedges.
  • Place 1 level teaspoon of walnut filling on the outer edge of each wedge. Roll the wedges up from the outer edge.
  • Transfer to the cookie sheet, curving each one into a crescent shape. Repeat with remaining dough, cinnamon sugar and filling.
  • Bake 12 to 25 minutes, until browned and puffed.
  • Cool on wire racks.

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