Christmas Walnut Filled Crescents

7. 10. 2025

These crescents/rolls are some of the best recipes that come from Slovakia. It is made from homemade puff pastry and filled with ground walnuts or poppy seeds. Prepare the best treat for your visit: another delicious cookie with poppy seeds.

Ingredients

For the dough

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups margarine (Bleu Bonnet)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 9 oz vanilla yogurt

For the nut-filling

• 1 cup walnuts, ground
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg white (save the yolk for later)
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

For smearing

• 4 egg yolks
• 1-2 tablespoons of milk

Method

• Place all the ingredients for the dough in a bowl.
• Mix all by hand into a soft, slightly sticky dough.
• Place the dough in a plastic bag and put it in a freezer while making the filling.
• Mix egg white with rum and vanilla in a medium bowl to make the filling, and add nuts and sugar. 
• Stir and spoon it out in a corner of a medium zipper bag. Twist the bag tightly around the filling.
• Dividing the dough out of a freezer into 6 identical balls.
• Flour the surface on which you are going to work.
• Roll each ball into 0.2-inch thick circles. Cut each circle into 6 widgets.
• Place the broad side of the widget closer to you. Cut the corner off the bag with filling, and squeeze some filling alongside the longer side of each wedge.
• Start rolling the the dough toward the other end.
• Spray the baking sheet with nonstick spray. Place about 12 crescents on one sheet. Make sure the filling on the edges is pointing up.
• In a small bowl, mix egg yolk and 1 tbsp of water. Brush the egg wash on each crescent.
• Preheat the oven to 360°F and bake for 20 minutes.
• After the crescents are done, coat them in 2 parts powdered sugar and one part granulated sugar.
• Let cool before eating.

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