Great-grandma's vanilla crescents

Name: Great-grandma's vanilla crescents
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: ~ 50 crescent
Ingredients: 150 g Butter; 1 Pkg Vanilla sugar; 1 pinch Salt; 50 g Icing sugar; 210 g Flour; 75 g Walnuts, ground; 3 tbsp Icing sugar; 1 Pkg Vanilla sugar

Seductively sweet and crumbly

Season:

December - January

Keywords:

Austria Vanilla Walnuts Advent Christmas Baking Sweet biscuits traditional

Portions:

~ 50 crescent

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Ingredients

Dough

150 g

Butter

1 Pkg

Vanilla sugar

1 pinch

Salt

50 g

Icing sugar

210 g

Flour

75 g

Walnuts, ground

Dust

3 tbsp

Icing sugar

1 Pkg

Vanilla sugar

Preparation:

15 min

Baking:

12 min at 180 °C Top/bottom heat

On the Plate:

1 h

Instructions

Beat the butter with the vanilla sugar, salt and icing sugar until well combined.
Add the flour and nuts and mix into a cohesive mass. Do not knead.
Leave the dough to rest for approx. 10 minutes.
Divide into four and roll out into approx. 1.5 cm thick rolls. Divide into 5-6 cm long pieces and taper the ends. Shape into a crescent and place on a baking tray.
Chill for approx. 15 minutes so that the croissants keep their shape in the oven.
Bake at 180°C top/bottom heat on the middle shelf for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Roll the croissants in the icing sugar/vanilla sugar mixture

Last modified: Jul 03, 2023, 09:28 AM