Fig Hungarian Cookies

[Dave]

The wife just whipped up a nice plate of fig Hungarian cookies as well as raspberry and apricot These and a nice cappuccino it doesn't get any better than that

[Levar]

Those are so beautiful. Do you know the traditional name? A google image search returned Kilfi and Kolaches, although there seems to be a few different types of both of those pastries.

[Dave]

I guess the true name is Hungarian Kiffles there are different recipes for the pastry though

[tinyfish]

Yum yum!! Reminds me of something similar my mom would make except she filled hers with cherry filling.

[Dave]

Sky is the limit when it comes to the filling

[Bigbill]

Looks great, Dave! I make these, too, around Christmas and Easter. It is tradition to make them with lekvar ( prune) and apricot, but I used fig as well for the last few years, and the fig kiffles are the first to go...while the lekvar ones just sit there all night. I use powdered sugar ( my grandma would kill me for that and also for using fig filling). Kiffles and nut roll, doesn't get any better than that! Are you Hungarian/Slovakian, Dave?

[Dave]

I like the prune ones also but the favorite are raspberry, apricot and fig I'm Italian Bill

[Zuny]

They look great. 😍

[Dave]

Thanks Z

[Dave]

I want to try this pastry next there was a bakery in my town about 30 years ago and they had the best Hungarian cookies on the planet and I remember them saying the pastry was all butter it was a very flaky pastry this recipe maybe close http://betterbakingbible.com/cookies...liday-cookies/

[Zuny]

Thank you for the recipe. I wanna try these.

[vito12831]

Dave. That looks delicious, I'll make them as soon as I'm off my diet. I saved the site.
Thank you for posting that.

[Dave]

Sorry Vito if I knew you were on a diet I wouldn't of posted this

[Fygmalion]

Look great, Dave... My Mom makes these too and also varies the filling... Here is a link to Croatian Kifli...

http://feedingtimeblog.com/tag/croatian-kifli-recipe/

Note that the traditional ones are usually crescent shaped and my Mom makes one with ground almond which is amazing...

Any way you make them or enjoy them they are delicious....

[Dave]

Nice recipe Tony we will have to give it a shot this weekend

[Bren55]

Those look great Dave. Thanks for the recipe link.

[KyFigs]

Yum! Some more great cookie recipes. Thanks guys!

[Harborseal]

They look terrific. Maybe you could auction some off. What do you do with the figs for the filling?

[Dave]

Hey Bob we use fig jam one time we ground up dried figs and used that but if you make them don't use jelly it is too thin and will run out