🥐 Hungarian Kiffles – Buttery, Flaky Pastry with Sweet Filling 🇭🇺✨

Kiffles (or Kifli) are delicate Hungarian pastries made with a rich, buttery dough, rolled thin, and filled with sweet fruit preserves, walnuts, or poppy seed filling. These traditional cookies are often enjoyed during holidays, special occasions, or alongside a cup of coffee. ☕❤️

Let’s make them from scratch!

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🛒 Ingredients (Makes about 24 Kiffles)

For the Dough:

✔ 250g (2 cups) all-purpose flour 🌾
✔ ½ tsp salt 🧂
✔ 200g (7 oz) butter, cold and cubed 🧈
✔ 100g (½ cup) sour cream 🥛
✔ 1 egg yolk 🥚
✔ 1 tsp vanilla extract 🌿

For the Filling (Choose One or Mix & Match!):

✔ Apricot or raspberry jam 🍑🍓
✔ Ground walnuts + sugar + milk 🌰
✔ Poppy seed filling 🌱
✔ Sweetened cream cheese 🧀

For Topping:

✔ 1 egg white (for brushing) 🥚
✔ Powdered sugar (for dusting) ❄

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Make the Dough

1. In a bowl, whisk together flour and salt.
2. Cut in cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Stir in sour cream, egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix until dough forms.
4. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour.