I have to admit I had never eaten, seen or even heard of rugelach before this week. I actually don't even remember seeing them in Dorie's book when I first flicked through so I had no idea what I was going to find!While I intended to make them exactly as in the recipe, time and energy ran out so I made do with what was in the pantry ... strawberry jam, flaked almonds, 72% cocoa chocolate and no currants.
I loved the dough. LOVED. Well I love anything with cream cheese actually and ate quite a few little chunks of it while I preparing the dough ... for quality assurance purposes of course!
I also rolled the dough into a (rough) circle but got nowhere near as many triangles as Dorie suggested.
The taste test ...Hmmm. I have to say these really weren't my favourite thing. They were ok. Not great, but nice. Not sure if that was the combination of ingredients or just me. I can definitely see potential for making them with other fillings and the dough would be fab in a whole range of things. I think it needed a sweeter chocolate too.
Oh well, can't love everything and I'm glad I had a go!
Thanks to Piggy of Piggy’s Cooking Journal for this week's pick. Make sure you check out the other TWDers for better results than mine.
Next week: Kugelhoph!
I like the flavor combo, but who knows - maybe you needed a tarter jam to go with the sweeter almonds and chocolate? If you really like the dough, it's amazing if you just use cookie cutters on it and make sandwich cookies with ganache or something like that.
ReplyDeleteWith no sugar in the dough, the toppings are what make it. Yours look yummy! Try again! Try again!
ReplyDeleteI'm a fellow TWD baker, and I was thinking that it would be nice if we all could chip in and get Laurie some small token/gift for all the work she does. Would you be willing to contribute? If I can get enough people, it would only be about $1 per person. No pressure :-) Let me know! bethberg12@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI hadnt made or tried these before either - i enjoyed them but was disappointed with how mine looked! Yours look great!
ReplyDeleteWow -- I think you're the first person I've come across who didn't love these. You're unique! (And that's a good thing.)
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