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For the Dough:.
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Combine flour, alum powder and butter, blending well with fingers.
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Add egg yolks, ONE AT A TIME, mixing well after each.
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Knead until like pie dough, first in mixing bowl and then on lightly floured board.
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At this stage, dough will be very soft and mushy looking, but don't panic.
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Make walnut sized balls of dough and refrigerate overnight in covered container.
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Next day make the filling.
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For the filling:.
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Beat egg whites until very stiff.
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Fold in ground nuts and confectioners sugar.
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Set it aside.
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Assembly:.
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Roll out balls of dough, one piece at a time on floured board.
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Roll thin, to about a three inch diameter.
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Working fast, place about one teaspoon of filling on dough circle.
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Roll into cigar shape, keeping filling inside.
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Work with only one small group of dough balls at a time and keep rest chilled until ready to use.
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Place seam side down on ungreased cookie sheets and bake in 350 degree F. oven for 15 to 17 minutes, until golden brown.
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Roll while warm in about one cup of granulated sugar that has been mixed with a packet of vanilla sugar or two tablespoons home-made vanilla sugar.
