Baked From ScratchFiled under: TWD
First things first, my hiatus from TWD is over. October was a rough and busy month round these parts. Now that we are into November, I have more time to bake. On to the rugelach. I have made these cookies once before, using Ina Gartens recipe. They came out perfectly, so I had high hopes for this recipe. However, my impatience got the best of me. I didnt let the dough chill long enough, and then totally missed where it said to chill the rolled cookies in the fridge for 30 minutes before baking. (Thanks Jaime!)
In the end, they taste fantastic! They just didnt hold their shape like they should have. Again, I am sure this is baker error, as I didnt exactly follow the directions on the chilling. I used peach jam, walnuts, golden raisins and omitted the chocolate. I will try these again, sticking to the recipe of course.
Thanks to Piggy for the fab recipe choice! Check out the other 350+ TWD Bakers, too!
* Photos courtesy of my cell. The digicams batteries are acting wonky right now.
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So glad your hiatus is over with.
I have missed you.
Comment by chocolatechic November 4, 2008 @ 11:42 amI missed the chilling instruction, too. But these were great, and I’ll be making them again. Peach jam sounds delicious!
Comment by Di November 4, 2008 @ 11:44 amI really liked these and plan to make them again. Im glad you enjoyed them too.
Comment by Michelle November 4, 2008 @ 12:07 pmThere were instructions to chill the filled dough?! I completely missed that. Oh well, they still tasted great!
Comment by Sarah November 4, 2008 @ 12:10 pmglad you enjoyed them! my patience was definitely tried too… i almost stuck them in the freezer b/c i didn’t want to wait!
Comment by kim November 4, 2008 @ 12:35 pmYay, you’re back! I almost forgot to chill mine too (as in, I grabbed them out of the oven after a couple minutes when I re-read the recipe
) They look pretty good despite that!
Comment by Caitlin November 4, 2008 @ 2:09 pmThese look delicious!! I will have to try them out for sure!
Comment by Maria November 4, 2008 @ 2:21 pmWhat chilling before baking instruction?
I only saw the chill 2 hours before rolling the dough. Guess your not the only one!
Comment by HoneyB November 4, 2008 @ 2:43 pmOh the waiting part- yes that’s the hardest part for me and I oftern miss it in recipes…
Comment by Gabi November 4, 2008 @ 2:59 pmThey look yummy anyway!
xo
I was quite impatient with mine as well – they were yummy though and yours look delicious!
Comment by Tammy November 4, 2008 @ 3:56 pmOh yum peach preserves! Of course, peaches always make me think of mangoes. I wonder if I can find mango jam. Maybe I can make some. LOL – now I’m off on another crazy baking tangent! Thanks for the inspiration!
Comment by Kimberly November 4, 2008 @ 4:08 pmThey look great and I love the cell photos!
I hope November is an easier month for you Laurie!
Comment by Anne November 4, 2008 @ 4:09 pmI think there is a fine line between making ugly rugelach and making pretty rugelach and it is very easy to cross it. I’m glad they tasted wonderful!
Comment by pinkstripes November 4, 2008 @ 4:34 pmYou are back!
I bet your rugelach tasted wonderful and isn’t it the taste that count?
Comment by Ulrike November 4, 2008 @ 4:39 pmi hope this month is less hectic for you! as long as they tasted great, that’s the most important thing!
Comment by steph (whisk/spoon) November 4, 2008 @ 8:04 pmHappy no more TWD hiatus day! Welcome back fearless leader! I chilled mine in the frig like a good little baker but I think I was a little overzealous with the fillings! HAHA. Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Comment by CB November 4, 2008 @ 11:24 pmClara @ iheartfood4thought
Welcome back to the baking! the taste is really the important part.
Comment by Kelly D November 5, 2008 @ 4:07 pmI did the same thing! I wanted rugelach NOW! so I didn’t fridge them for nearly long enough. I’m glad you’re back on the TWD wagon. You’ve been missed.
Comment by Mike November 6, 2008 @ 7:01 amI’m always missing some step or another in a recipe. I forgot the egg wash + sugar on my first batch. I’m glad you liked the taste – your flavor combination sounds perfect. I have some peach preserves I might use next time. The few that I made with chocolate just weren’t as good.
Comment by Nancy (n.o.e.) November 7, 2008 @ 2:00 pmMy first bake along with TWD! I did chill before baking, but they still didn’t hold their shape the way they should. I haven’t made rugelach in a very, very long time…and I was thinking I’m just out of practice with my rolling skills. But, as others have also said…they still taste outrageous! Have to go now…there are some rugelach left and I can’t resist another 1 or two! If you’d like to see what mine look like, you can find some pics I posted on my blog: http://loves2cookhates2cleanup.blogspot.com/
Comment by Suzanne November 8, 2008 @ 9:10 pmi couldn’t decide if i liked dorie’s or ina’s recipe better…. they’re both good i suppose
Comment by Jaime November 24, 2008 @ 12:07 am