rugelach
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Rugelach ( ; , , or and rōgalaḵ) is a filled baked confection originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. It has become a popular treat among Jews in the diaspora and in Israel.
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It is catalogued under topics including Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, Foods with jam and Israeli pastries.
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- Food.name
- Rugelach
- Food.image
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- Food.caption
- Chocolate rugelach
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- Chocolate rugelach
- Food.country
- Jewish communities of Poland
- Food.region
- Central Europe and Israel
- Food.national_cuisine
- Jewish cuisine
- Food.creator
- Ashkenazi Jews
- Food.type
- Pastry
- Food.main_ingredient
- Dough: sour cream or cream cheeseFilling: any of raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, chocolate, marzipan, poppy seed, or fruit preserves
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- Rugelach
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Ingredients
- See also
- Other crescent pastries and rolls
- Other fruit-filled pastries
- References
- Further reading
Rugelach ( ; , , or and rōgalaḵ) is a filled baked confection originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. It has become a popular treat among Jews in the diaspora and in Israel.
Traditional rugelach are shaped into a crescent by rolling a triangle of dough around a filling. Some sources state that the rugelach and the French croissant share a common Viennese ancestor, crescent-shaped pastries commemorating the lifting of the Turkish siege, possibly a reference to the Battle of Vienna in 1683. This appears to be an urban legend, however, as both the rugelach and its supposed ancestor, the Kipferl, predate the Early Modern era, while the croissant in its modern form did not originate earlier than the 19th century (see viennoiserie). This leads many to believe that the croissant is simply a descendant of one of these two.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “rugelach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.