Rugalach Recipe – Eats Now

Name: Rugalach
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ cup sugar; 1 cake yeast; 1 cup heavy cream; 3 egg yolks; ½ cup sugar; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; ¼ cup pecans, chopped; ¼ cup raisins

Servings: persons

1 cup butter
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
1 cake yeast
1 cup heavy cream
3 egg yolks
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
¼ cup pecans, chopped
¼ cup raisins

1
Preheat Oven to 375 degrees.
2
DOUGH:.
3
Mix butter with flour, salt, and sugar until crumbly.
4
Crumble yeast into cream and stir in the egg yolks.
5
Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients to make a dough and chill it for 4 hours or more.
6
On a lightly floured board, roll out 1/3 of the pastry into a thin circle.
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FILLING:.
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Combine sugar, cinnamon and nuts.
9
Sprinkle onto the dough.
10
Dot with golden raisins.
11
Cut into triangles (Grandma says she gets 12, but you can make them larger if you want) and roll up starting at the wide end and place on a greased cookie sheet, point side down.
12
Repeat with remaining dough.
13
Let rise 30 minutes at room temperature.
14
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup butter, 4 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ cup sugar, and more.

Yes, Rugalach falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

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