Lemon Pistachio Rugelach

Kristen from Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker is once again rounding up "foodies" for her Improv Challenge. Our ingredients for January's challenge were lemons and sour cream.

I just love the versatility of these two staples! You can go fancy-schmancy, or you can go rustic. I think I went somewhere in the middle there!

So, here's my recipe up front: 

And here's how I did it:

This pastry turns out unbelievably tender & flaky -- no matter how much you handle the dough...

This shows how I made it:

You could buy lemon curd, but this recipe is quite simple! (... & jars of curd are so expensive...)

See -- easy peasy!

The cookie is not sweet, but totally addictive. It is better a day or two after baking.  So delish!

I sampled with coffee, with milk, & with tea -- for research purposes only.


(I perused various recipe books, blogs, and Jewish baking forums to find the perfect dough. My lemon curd recipe is also a hybrid -- adapted from Ina's & Alton's recipes on the Food Network, combined with a little Joy of Cooking, Epicurious & Fannie Farmer lemon tart recipes . . . )


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