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Cornulete

Soft Romanian crescent pastries with a supple, vanilla-scented dough, often filled with walnuts or jam. They are eaten at breakfast or teatime, especially in families who love homemade viennoiserie.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

583 kcal per serving

Protein
11.6 g
Carbohydrates
56.6 g
of which sugars
22.4 g
Fat
33.2 g
Fiber
3.3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
  2. Add the yolks, cream, vanilla and softened butter, then knead for 8 minutes until you have a soft, smooth dough.
  3. Shape into a ball, cover with cling film and chill for 1 hour.
  4. Mix the ground walnuts with 2 spoonfuls of sugar and the jam to make a filling.
  5. Roll out the dough into a disc about 3 mm thick, then cut it into triangles.
  6. Place a small spoonful of filling on each triangle, then roll it up from the base into a crescent shape.
  7. Arrange the cornulețe on a tray, brush with egg yolk and leave to prove for 30 minutes.
  8. Bake at 190 °C for 15 minutes until golden, then dust with icing sugar as they come out of the oven.

Variations and tips

Walnut version. Replace the jam with a mix of walnuts, honey and cinnamon for a more traditional filling.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.