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Knishes Roll Recipe

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Ingredients:  
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NOTE:
The dough needs to be refrigerated overnight before baking.

Dough:
4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
½ lb Crisco shortening
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup cold water

Filling:
2 x 500g dry cottage cheese
1 x 500g creamed cottage cheese
2 tbsp butter
2 eggs
Salt and sugar to taste

1/3 cup melted butter for brushing on the knishes prior to baking.
Directions:
Directions:
Dough:
Blend flour, salt, and Crisco using a pastry blender.
Add beaten eggs and cold water. Mix well.
Place dough on a lightly floured board and kneed thoroughly until smooth.
Divide dough into 4 pieces, then divide each again, for a total of 8 pieces.
Take each piece and pat it down. Spread ½ tsp Crisco on top.
Fold over with another piece. Wrap in waxed paper and chill in fridge overnight.

Filling:
Make the filling once the dough has chilled overnight.
Combine all ingredients and mix well.





Assembly:
Take out the dough and roll very thin.
Brush with melted butter.
Put filling in, and roll up dough.
Cut into slices (about 10 slices per roll) and put in a well-buttered dish. Dot each knish with butter.
Bake at 325º - 350º for 30-45 minutes.


This recipe yields 80 knishes.
If you make ½ recipe, divide the dough into 4 parts.


This recipe came from Malca Lerner, an actor and director with whom Doreen worked in YMHA productions shortly after she arrived in Canada.

 

 

 

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