Nut Horns or Nut Rolls

I'm not sure which name is correct. I guess it just depends on who you ask.

It's a new cookie for me this year. One that I have eaten many times before but had never made myself.

This is a simple recipe with basic ingredients. It just takes a little bit of time to work with the dough but well worth the time.

When I mixed the dough I wondered how I would ever be able to roll it out. It was a sticky mess.

No problem though, just refrigerate it overnight and it's ready to work with the next morning.

I do have a question though for anyone else that makes these. I looked through many a recipes and all of them called for sour cream but I was wondering if anyone has a recipe that you don't have to use sour cream. If you do please let me know.

Now on to the recipe.

Nut Rolls

2 cups flour

1/8 tsp. salt

1 cup cold butter

1 egg, seperated

2/3 cup sour cream

1/2 tsp. vanilla

2/3 cup finely chopped walnuts

2/3 cup sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

In large bowl, combine flour and salt.

Cut in butter till you have course crumbs.

In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk, sour cream and vanilla.

Add egg mix to the crumbs and mix well.

Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Divide dough into 3 pieces.

*Work with one piece at a time and leave the others in the fridge.*

Sprinkle your work surface with flour and if you don't do it well enough this dough WILL stick and be impossible to roll up. Trust ME!

Roll each piece into a 10 inch circle.

In a small bowl, mix walnuts, sugar & cinnamon.

Sprinkle 1/4 cup of sugar/cinnamon mixture over the dough.

Take hand and gently press the mixture into the dough.

Now cut each circle into 12 wedges. (Like a pizza)

Roll each wedge from the wide end into the tiny center point.

Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet.

Repeat with remaining dough till all 3 pieces are used.

Whisk egg white in a small bowl till foamy.

Brush egg white over each roll.

Sprinkle the remaining sugar/cinnamon/nut mixture over the tops of the rolls.

Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or till lightly browned.

Remove from pans and let cool.

Store in airtight container.

*I placed mine in freezer Ziploc bags and placed them in the freezer till closer to Christmas.*

Oh, almost forgot... the pictures make everything look yellow. Just overlook that. It was evening time and the lighting wasn't the greatest.*

Hope you have a great day!