Recipe for Walnut Crescents #2

Instructions:
Legend has it that bakers started making pastry in the form of crescents following the Turkish siege of Vienna in 168 3.
Preheat oven to 350.
In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and ground walnuts.
Make a little well in the flour mixture and add the egg yolks.
Cut butter into small pieces and add to the flour mixture.
Knead thoroughly and shape into a ball.
Add flour, if needed, to prevent the dough from sticking to the bowl.
Cut the ball in 4 parts and shape each part in a roll about inch thick.
Cut 1/4-inch pieces and form small crescents in the palm of your hand.
Place crescents on a greased baking sheet and bake about 9-10 minutes, until light brown.
While still warm, roll the crescents in the confectioners sugar (be careful, they break very easily), then place them on a board to cool.
Store in a cookie tin.
The flavor actually improves with time.
Yield: about 3 dozen.
Franziska Mayer, Washington, DC Randy Shearer

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