Rugelach (1941)

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THE JEWISH HOME BEAUTIFUL
by Betty D. Greenberg and Althea O. Silverman
Women's League of the United Synagogue of America, NY
1941
Second Printing, 1942
Third Printing, 1945
Fourth Printing, 1947

   Not exactly a "nacho" antedate, but this TWU library has everything.

Pg. 121:

   CRESCENTS OR RUGELACH
   (Refrigerator Rising)
4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 lb. butter
grated rind of 1/2 lemon
3/4 tsp. salt
2 yeast cakes dissolved in 1/4 cup warm milk
1/2 cup sour cream
3 eggs (reserve a little of the white for brushing the tops)
   Filling (mix together)
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp. melted butter
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tbsp. cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla
rind of 1/2 lemon

   Here is a raised dough recipe minus the bogey of countless hours of rising and endless kneading.  The method is not traditional; in fact, it is quite modern, but as long as the finished product is just like mother's, does it matter?

   Sift the flour, salt and sugar into a bowl and cut in the butter as for a pie crust.  When it is finely crumbled, add the grated rind, the beaten eggs, the sour cream and the dissolved yeast.  Knead until the dough comes away from the bowl without sticking.  Cover and set in the refrigerator overnight.  The next morning divide the dough into eight parts, and return to the refirgerator, removing only one part at a time.  Roll each piece to form a nine-inch round and spread with the filling.  Now divide the round into six wedge-shaped pieces like a pie, by cutting it first in half, then dividing each half into thirds.  Roll each wedge from the outer rim of the circle to the center and then curve it into a crescent.  Brush the top with the beaten white of an egg and sprinkle with sugar.  Place on a greased tin, allowing room to double in size.  Allow about two hours for rising, then bake in a 350 degree oven.
   _Spirals._--Using the same dough, roll out and fill as for cinnamon buns, but have the sheet only one-eighth inch thick.  Roll and cut into one-half inch pieces.  Place each piece, cut side down, in the palm of one hand and flatten with the other hand to form a spiral cookie.  Brush with white of egg, sprinkle with sugar and chopped nuts.  Let rise for two hours and bake in a 350 degree oven.