Fleischmanns Kifle Recipes

HUNGARIAN KIFFLES

Steps:

• Beat butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer until pale yellow and creamy. Gradually add 2 cups flour to butter mixture until the dough is too thick for the mixer. Stir remaining 2 cups flour into the butter mixture by hand and knead until dough falls off hands easily. Roll dough into a ball, place in bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Stir walnuts and sugar together in a bowl. Pour milk into walnut mixture and stir to form a paste.
• Turn dough onto a floured work surface and roll to desired thickness. Cut dough into 2-inch squares. Place about 1 teaspoon walnut filling in the center of each square. Roll the dough from 1 corner to the other corner around the walnut filling and transfer to a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

HUNGARIAN KIFLI II

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream butter and cream cheese. Stir in the egg yolks and vanilla. Stir together the flour and baking powder. Add the flour mixture a little at a time until it is fully incorporated. Divide dough into 5 parts, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate overnight.
• in a medium bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks, add sugar a little at a time while continuing to beat to stiff peaks. Fold in ground walnuts, and set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 3 inch squares, place 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of each square and roll up from corner to corner. Place on cookie sheets and refrigerate until hardened.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Roll in confectioners' sugar when cool.

FLEISCHMANN'S KIFLE

Steps:

• Mix sour cream and water; heat until warm (105 to 115F).
• Stir in yeast; let stand 3 minutes or until yeast is dissolved; set aside.
• In large bowl, combine butter and 1/2 cup flour; stir in sour cream mixture.
• Stir in egg yolks and enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
• Divide dough into 3 equal pieces.
• Wrap in airtight plastic wrap; chill at least 2 hours or up to 3 days.
• Lightly dust work surface with sugar.
• Roll each piece of dough to 12-inch circle; cut into 8 pie-shaped wedges.
• Spread each wedge with about 1 tablespoon filling.
• Roll up from wide ends to make crescents.
• Place, with points down, on greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375F for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from baking sheets; cool on wire racks.
• Makes 24 to 30 cookies.
• Filling----------.
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add sugar and vanilla extract; continue beating until very stiff but not dry.
• Stir in ground walnuts and chopped dates or pitted dates (snipped) OR mini chocolate chips.

FLEISCHMANN'S 1-DISH TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Brown meat and drain.
• Add taco seasoning and mix well.
• Mix batter ingredients together in a pre.sprayed 9 1/2 inch deep dish pie plate.
• Top batter with meat and taco seasoning mixture.
• Pour salsa evenly over meat.
• Sprinkle with cheese and crushed corn chips.
• Bake by placing in a COLD oven.
• Set temperature to 350 and bake 30 minutes or until done.