Austrian Apple Twists

By 1For_Him

Ingredients

• ICING:
• 1 * 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
• 3 * 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 * 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 * 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 * 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 * 1 medium tart apple, peeled and finely chopped
• *
• 1 * 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 4 * 4 teaspoons milk
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• * Finely chopped pecans

Details

Servings 64

Preparation

Step 1

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 20 min.

In a large bowl, combine the yeast and flour; add butter and mix well. Add egg yolks and sour cream; mix well. Shape into four balls. Place in separate resealable plastic bags or wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight.

Combine sugar, pecans and cinnamon; set aside. On a floured surface, roll each ball of dough into a 9-in. circle. Sprinkle with sugar mixture and apple. Cut each circle into 16 wedges; roll up from wide edge and pinch to seal. Place with point side down on greased baking sheets.

Bake at 350° for 16-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool. For icing, combine sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth; drizzle over the twists. Sprinkle with pecans. Yield: 64 twists.

Editor's Note: The yeast does not need to be dissolved in liquid, and no rising time is necessary before baking.


Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 78 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 31 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Austrian Apple Twists published in Country April/May 1998, p49