Crescent Cheese Nut Meltaways
By
Norma Cowan, London, Kentucky; Hazel Nance, Lansing, Michigan
A flaky crescent roll with the tanginess of cottage cheese, and the dark sweetness of brown sugar.
Preparation time
30 minutes
Cooking time
20 minutes
Total time
50 minutes
Yield
48 Crescents
Ingredients
1 package cottage cheese (creamed) 1 cup butter 2 cups flour 1⁄4 cup butter (melted) 3⁄4 cup light brown sugar 1 dash cinnamon 3⁄4 cup walnuts (finely chopped) 1 egg 2 tablespoons waterInstructions
Day before
In a medium bowl blend cottage cheese and 1 cup butter with a pastry fork. Sift in flour, and then blend until dough forms a ball. Put in the refrigerator overnight.
Next day
Heat oven to 400ºF. Grease 3 cookie sheets. Divide dough into thirds. On a lightly floured cloth, roll out one third of dough, 1/8 inch thick. Brush with some of the melted butter, sprinkle with ¼ cup of brown sugar, a little cinnamon, and ¼ cup chopped nuts. Cut circle into 16 pie-shaped pieces. Beginning at outer edge, roll up each piece tightly. Place point side down on a cookie sheet. Beat egg yolk with water. Then use to brush onto the crescents. Bake for about 20 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough.
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