Rugelach Three Ways

The recipe Rugelach Three Ways can be made in approximately 45 minutes. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 71 calories, 0g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 60. For 15 cents per serving, this recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 7 people have made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of cream cheese, margarine, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is brought to you by Epicurious. Overall, this recipe earns a very bad (but still fixable) spoonacular score of 2%. Similar recipes include Rugelach, Rugelach, and Rugelach.

Servings: 60

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Preparation 1. To make the dough: Place the margarine, cream cheese, flour, and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a mixer or food processor fitted with a metal blade or stand mixer with a paddle and mix just until dough comes together. You can also mix the dough together by hand with a wooden spoon in a large bowl. 2. Divide the dough in half and wrap each ball in plastic and flatten. Freeze 1 1/2 hours or overnight and then remove from freezer half an hour before using. The dough is ready to be rolled when you can press gently into it. If it gets too soft, put it back in the freezer to firm up. 3. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 4. To roll out the rugelach, place a large sheet of parchment on the counter. Sprinkle some flour on the parchment, place one of the dough discs on the parchment, sprinkle again with flour, and then top with a second sheet of parchment. Rolling on top of the parchment, roll out the dough to 13 x 10 inches. Peel back the top parchment once or twice while rolling and sprinkle some more flour on the dough. Remove the top parchment but reserve for re-use. This portion of the dough is now ready to be filled with one of three fillings, or another filling of your choice. 5. After filling the dough, Fold the right and left sides (the short sides) of the dough 1/2 inch in toward the center to keep the filling inside. Using the parchment to help you, roll the long side from the top toward you, working slowly and rolling as tightly as you can. 6. Place the parchment you used on top of the dough when rolling it to line a cookie sheet. Place the loaf on the cookie sheet with the seam on the bottom and flatten slightly. Repeat for the other loaf. 7. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the top begins to brown. Let cool and then slice into 1-inch pieces. These can be frozen. I prefer to freeze the baked loaves and then slice them when ready to serve. Chocolate Filling Melt the chocolate chips on the stovetop or in the microwave, mixing often until the chocolate is smooth. Remove from heat, add cream, and mix well. If using pecans, place them in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Spread the chocolate mixture evenly on the dough all the way to the edges and then sprinkle with pecan pieces. Apricot and Cinnamon Filling Spread half the apricot jam or preserves evenly on the dough. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and then sprinkle half on top of the jam. Orange and Pine Nut Filling Spread the orange marmalade over the dough and sprinkle on the pine nuts. Storage Store covered with plastic or in an airtight container at room temperature for five days or freeze for up to three months. Reprinted with permission from The Kosher Baker by Paula Shoyer, © 2010 Brandeis

 

Step by step:

To make the dough

1. Place the margarine, cream cheese, flour, and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a mixer or food processor fitted with a metal blade or stand mixer with a paddle and mix just until dough comes together. You can also mix the dough together by hand with a wooden spoon in a large bowl.

2. Divide the dough in half and wrap each ball in plastic and flatten. Freeze 1 1/2 hours or overnight and then remove from freezer half an hour before using. The dough is ready to be rolled when you can press gently into it. If it gets too soft, put it back in the freezer to firm up.

3. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

4. To roll out the rugelach, place a large sheet of parchment on the counter. Sprinkle some flour on the parchment, place one of the dough discs on the parchment, sprinkle again with flour, and then top with a second sheet of parchment.

5. Rolling on top of the parchment, roll out the dough to 13 x 10 inches. Peel back the top parchment once or twice while rolling and sprinkle some more flour on the dough.

6. Remove the top parchment but reserve for re-use. This portion of the dough is now ready to be filled with one of three fillings, or another filling of your choice.

7. After filling the dough, Fold the right and left sides (the short sides) of the dough 1/2 inch in toward the center to keep the filling inside. Using the parchment to help you, roll the long side from the top toward you, working slowly and rolling as tightly as you can.

8. Place the parchment you used on top of the dough when rolling it to line a cookie sheet.

9. Place the loaf on the cookie sheet with the seam on the bottom and flatten slightly. Repeat for the other loaf.

10. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the top begins to brown.

11. Let cool and then slice into 1-inch pieces. These can be frozen. I prefer to freeze the baked loaves and then slice them when ready to serve.

12. Chocolate Filling

13. Melt the chocolate chips on the stovetop or in the microwave, mixing often until the chocolate is smooth.

14. Remove from heat, add cream, and mix well. If using pecans, place them in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.

15. Spread the chocolate mixture evenly on the dough all the way to the edges and then sprinkle with pecan pieces.

16. Apricot and Cinnamon Filling

17. Spread half the apricot jam or preserves evenly on the dough.

18. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and then sprinkle half on top of the jam.

19. Orange and Pine Nut Filling

20. Spread the orange marmalade over the dough and sprinkle on the pine nuts.

21. Storage

22. Store covered with plastic or in an airtight container at room temperature for five days or freeze for up to three months.

23. Reprinted with permission from The Kosher

24. Baker by Paula Shoyer, © 2010 Brandeis

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