Best Ever Rugelach

Name: Best Ever Rugelach
Prep time: 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 10 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters cottage cheese; 1 egg white; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 177 milliliters chopped pecans; 2 Tbsps water

Best Ever Rugelach requires roughly 3 hours and 10 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 48. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 56 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of brown sugar, egg white, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Combine cottage cheese and 1 cup of butter in a bowl.

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Cottage Cheese

Butter

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Bowl

Mix thoroughly, then gradually stir in the flour. Dough will be sticky. Divide dough into thirds and wrap with waxed paper. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of butter with the brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans, and raisins. Set aside.

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Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

Raisins

Butter

Pecans

Roll one ball of dough at a time to a 9 inch circle on a floured surface, while keeping the remaining dough chilled.

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Dough

Roll

Spread 1 tablespoon of the optional orange marmalade over the circle. Gently press 1/3 of the nut mixture into the dough.

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Orange Marmalade

Spread

Dough

Cut the circle into 16 wedges.

Roll each wedge tightly, starting with the wide end.

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Roll

Place the cookie point-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough. Beat the egg white with the water in a small bowl, then brush the mixture onto each cookie.

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Egg Whites