Vanilla Kipferl Mrs Strider's Cookies From A To Z "V"   Author:  50864  Category:(Household) Created:(10/26/2003 8:29:00 AM) This post has been Viewed (359 times) 1 vanilla bean 2/3 cup blanched almonds 2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 large pinch of salt 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter, cut into slivers 2 egg yolks vanilla sugar (see below) or powdered sugar Cut open the vanilla bean and scrape out the pith. Grind the amonds very fine With a large knife, blend together the almonds with the flour sugar, salt, vanilla pith, and butter, using a chopping motion, on a work board Add the egg yolk and knead to form a dough Chill, wrapped in plastic Shape the dough into a roll and cut into 50 equal pieces Preheat the oven to 375F Form the pieces into small rolls with pointy tapering ends; bend these into crescents and place on ungreased baking sheets Bake in the center of the oven until light brown, about 12 minutes Dredge the crescents while still warm in vanilla sugar or powdered sugar Reapply sugar after they cool (sift over the top inside their storage container). To make vanilla sugar: Keep caster sugar and a vanilla bean in an air tight jar, after a few weeks the sugar will taste of vanilla. You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Many great holiday recipes Show all stories by   Author:  50864 ( Click here ) Spring is coming