Ohhh 😍 you’re diving into a truly festive Hungarian treat! 🇭🇺✨
Kifli are traditional crescent-shaped cookies (sometimes called “crescent rolls”), very popular at Christmas. This version, filled with walnuts and figs, is extra special — nutty, fruity, slightly chewy inside, with a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth pastry outside. 🍪🌰🍇
🇭🇺 Hungarian Walnut Fig Kifli Cookies
Ingredients (makes ~40 small kifli)
For the dough:
3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
½ cup (120 g) sour cream
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp sugar
Pinch of salt
For the filling:
1 ½ cups (180 g) walnuts, finely ground
1 cup dried figs, finely chopped (or blended into a paste)
