Kifli - Hungarian Pastry - Best Hungarian Recipes

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option with a similar texture.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: pecans

Almonds can be a healthier nut choice while pecans are often less expensive.

apricot jam

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: any fruit jam

Fruit preserves maintain sweetness and flavor with less sugar.

Combine 500 mg flour and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl.

In another bowl, mix 1 cup warm milk with 1 pack of yeast and 1 and 1/2 teaspoon sugar, then cover for 5 minutes.

Knead the dough by hand until it's nice and smooth.

Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.

After rising, divide the dough into four pieces.

Roll out each piece and cut it into smaller pieces.

Roll each piece into a crescent shape and place them aside.

Prepare a boiling water bath with 6 cups of water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon sugar.

Boil each crescent in the water for 5-10 seconds.

Mix 1 egg white with 1 tablespoon water and brush it over the crescents.

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of caraway seeds on top of the crescents.

Bake in the oven at 375°F until golden.

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