Ingredients:
1 c. scalded milk
1 pkg.
or 1 cake of yeast dissolved
in 1/2 c. warm water
1 tsp.
powdered sugar
4 c.
flour
1 c.
butter, softened
1/2 c.
sugar
3 egg
yolks
1 tsp.
salt
1/4
tsp. nutmeg
Scald milk; allow to cool to lukewarm. Mix yeast with the teaspoon sugar in
lukewarm water. Add to milk; add part
of flour. Beat until smooth. Cream softened butter with the above mixture
with the beaten egg yolks, salt, nutmeg, and remainder of flour. Knead until smooth and elastic. Place in warmed buttered bowl, in warm
place, to raise until double in bulk (about 3 1/2 hours). When dough has doubled in bulk, roll out
about 1/2 inch thick. Brush with melted
butter and cover with filling. Cut in 4
squares, which makes triangles. Roll into 4 triangles and roll up, start at
wide end, place on greased baking sheet and form into a crescent. Don’t let raise too long before baking. Bake from 25 to 30 minutes in 350 degree
oven.FILLING:
1 lb.
pitted dates, cut up
1/2 c.
chopped nut meats
1 c.
maraschino cherries, cut up in
sm. pieces
1 or 2
slices candied pineapple
Directions:
When baked, cool and decorate with powdered sugar, nuts, and cherries. This is a German recipe from Germany.
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