Kiflice Recipe (Jam Filled Crescent Cookies)
With a tender flaky outer cookie and lucisous filled center, it's not a surprise that Croation kiflice, or jam-filled crescents are an absolute favorite dessert amongst grown-ups and kids alike.
Servings: 64 cookies
Calories: 88kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tsp instant yeast
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ cup milk warm
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- 3 cups all purpose flour plus extra for kneading
- 1 cup cold butter
- 1 cup plum jam or other filling of your choice
- 1 packet Vanilla sugar
Sugar Coating
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Dissolve yeast with sugar and vailla sugar in warm milk. Put aside for 5 minutes.
- In a separate bowl combine eggs with sour cream with a fork. Add in yeast mixture.
- Shred cold butter.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, shredded butter and mix until blended together. Add in yeast mixture and mix on medium speed until well combined.
- Remove from mixer and knead briefly to form a large ball.
- Divide into 7-8 even-sized balls. If making 8 balls, the finished kiflice will be smaller in size.
- Keep dough in fridge until ready to roll.
- Roll each to an 8 inch circle. Cut each circle into 8 triangluar slices (like a pizza).
- Add 1-2 tsps of filling to the wide edge of the triangle (as much as will stay in when the pastry is rolled).
- Turn the corners in a little bit (helps to keep the filling from draining out).
- Starting on the wide side of the triangle, roll each triangle to form small crescent shapes.
- Arrange onto ungreased cookie sheet or parchment paper about 1” apart.
- Bake at 355°F for 14-16 minutes, until slightly golden.
- Dip in a small bowl of sugar (mix of granulated and vanilla sugar) while still warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 203IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg