Best Roszke Aka Nuthorns Recipes

NUT HORNS

Steps:

• Mix flour and butter with pastry blender.
• Make a well in the center.
• add 1 egg yolk and sour cream.
• Mix together well.
• Divide dough in 3 balls.
• Wrap each ball in wax paper.
• Chill overnight.
• Next day, take out one ball at a time.
• roll out on floured board in a circle.
• as a pie crust 12" to 13" across.
• Mix 3/4 cut ground walnuts and.
• 3/4 cups of sugar.
• Divide this filling into 3 parts.
• Sprinkle over rolled out dough.
• Then roll nuts lightly into dough with a rolling pin.
• Cut into 16 wedges.
• Roll each piece wide end first to narrow tip.
• Place narrow end down on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes until golden.
• Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

ROSHKY (SLOVAK COOKIES)

Steps:

• Cream together thoroughly the butter and cream cheese.
• Blend in the flour.
• If mixture is sticky add a little more flour until the dough is easy to handle.
• Divide dough into four equal balls; flatten, then wrap each in waxed paper and chill thoroughly.
• To make filling, mix together walnuts and sugar, adding enough milk or beaten egg white to make a paste-like mixture.
• One at a time, roll out each chilled piece of dough (use confectioner's sugar for rolling as you would use flour in making pastry), until a little thinner than pie dough.
• Cut into 2-inch squares.
• Put 1/2 teaspoon filling in the middle of each square.
• Roll up. Seal ends. (Mrs. Mikosz does not say if you are to roll them end-to-end like a log or corner-to-corner. I remember seeing many corner-to-corner cookies so will try both and see how they turn out - please let me know what you do too).
• With a fork, dipped in confectioner's sugar, shape into cresents.
• Bake in a preheated 375F oven, on ungreased cookie sheets, for 20 minutes, or until golden. (dharmabean shared that 15 minutes was enough in her oven - see her review).
• Cool on rack.
• Sift confectioner's sugar over the tops.

MOM'S NUT HORNS

Steps:

• Cut butter into flour in a bowl using 2 knives or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add sour cream and egg yolk; mix well. Shape the dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Combine walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• Cut dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 1/8-inch thick circle on a lightly floured surface. Spread 1/4 of the walnut mixture on each circle; cut each circle into 12 wedge-shaped pieces with a pizza wheel.
• Shape each piece of dough into a crescent by rolling dough from the wide end of the wedge into the center. Transfer cookies carefully to the baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Watch cookies carefully as they bake; their bottoms tend to brown faster than their tops.

HUNGARIAN NUT HORNS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water; set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the egg yolks, sour cream, vanilla and yeast mixture. Mix well with hands (dough will not be sticky). , For filling, in a small bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Beat in vanilla. Fold in walnuts. , Divide dough into eight portions. On a work surface heavily coated with confectioners' sugar, roll one portion into a 12-in. circle. Cut into 12 wedges. Spread 1 teaspoon filling over each wedge; tuck in edges of wide end and roll up toward narrow point. Repeat with remaining dough and filling, adding confectioners' sugar to work surface as needed. , Place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.