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Celebration Rugelach - Country Living

Celebration Rugelach - Country Living comes together with Unsifted All Purpose Flour, T Baking Powder, Butter Softened, Cream Cheese Softened, and Walnuts. Serves 30. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

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Ingredients

• 8 cup
• 2
• 2 cup
• 4
• 3 1/4 cup
• 1 1/4 cup
• 3
• 2
• 1 jar
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   On lightly floured surface, roll one ball of dough into a 12 by 10

2. 2

   ~inch rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick.

3. 3

   With fluted pastry wheel or knife, cut rectangle into two 12 by 5-inch strips. (Using pastry wheel, trim 1/16 inch from outside lengthwise edges to flute.)

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   Transfer strips to baking sheet or large plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.

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   Repeat rolling and cutting with remaining balls of dough, stacking strips between plastic wrap and refrigerating as they are made.

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   Prepare Filling: Set aside 1/4 C each nuts and raisins.

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   In medium-size bowl, combine finely chopped nuts, the sugar, and cinnamon.

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   Set mixture aside.

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   Heat oven to 325'F. Line 1 large baking sheet with aluminum foil; place 2 sheets of foil crosswise an a second large baking sheet.

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    Place one 9-inch pastry ring (see Note) on the first baking sheet; place a 6-inch pastry ring and a 3-inch pastry ring on separate sheets of foil on the other baking sheet.

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    With the tip of a skewer or toothpick, score outline of all rings into foil; remove rings and set aside until ready to bake rugelach.

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    To make 9-inch rugelach, brush one strip of dough lightly with raspberry preserves.

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    Sprinkle 3 T walnut mixture and 1 T raisins to cover half of strip lengthwise.

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    Fold uncovered half of dough strip lengthwise over covered half to enclose filling and make a 12 by 2 1/2-inch strip.

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    Brush top of folded strip lightly with raspberry preserves.

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    From either end, loosely roll up filled strip; stand, cut edges up, in center of 9-inch ring scored on baking sheet.

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    Fill and fold 8 more strips of dough as in step 5; brush top of each with preserves.

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    With preserve-brushed surface facing center, wrap one filled dough strip, cut edges up, around rolled strip on baking sheet.

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    Continue wrapping remaining 7 filled strips around center, pinching ends of strips together, until ring is filled.

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    Sprinkle outside of rugelach with about 2 T walnut mixture and place 9 inch pastry ring around rugelach spiral.

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    Carefully place pastry rings around rugelachs.

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    Stir reserved nuts and raisins into remaining walnut mixture.

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    Sprinkle over top of rugelachs, tucking nuts and raisins into the spaces between pastry rings.

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    Bake 9-inch rugelach 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours, 6-inch rugelach 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, and 3 inch rugelach 1 hour or until center is browned and firm to touch.

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    With large spatula, remove 3-inch rugelach, still on foil, to wire rack allowing 6-inch rugelach to remain in the oven until it is completely baked.

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    When baked, carefully transfer all rugelachs to wire rack; remove pastry ring and foil.

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    Let rugelachs cool to room temperature.

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    Just before serving, in small saucepan, melt apricot preserves and brush over top of each rugelach.

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    Place 9-inch rugelach on serving plate; top with the 6 inch and 3-inch rugelachs. (If necessary, trim tops of 9 and 6-inch rugelachs to make level so tiers will stand securely.) Garnish plate with fresh ivy or other green leaves, if desired.

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    To serve, cut 3-inch rugelach into 6 wedges and remove to individual plates.

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    Then cut 6-inch rugelach into 10 wedges and remove to plates; cut 9-inch rugelach into 14 wedges and remove.

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    N.Y. 10022 or call (212) 838-1901.

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    Country Living/December/92 Scanned & fixed by Di Pahl &