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Walnut Biscuits with a Crunchy Filling | Biscuiți cu nuci și umplutură crocantă

Ingredients
    For the Dough:
  • 250 grams flour
  • 120 grams butter (cold)
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 egg
  • 120 grams Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • For the Walnut Filling:
  • 250 grams walnuts (chopped)
  • 100 grams flour
  • 100 grams sugar
  • 80 grams cold butter
  • For Decoration:
  • 1 egg (beaten, for brushing)
Instructions
  1. Prepare the Dough
    1. In a large bowl, mix 250 g of flour, 120 g of cold butter, and a pinch of salt.
    2. Add 1 egg, 120 g of Greek yogurt, and 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
    3. Mix everything well until it forms a dough.
    4. Refrigerate the dough while preparing the filling.
  2. Prepare the Walnut Filling
    1. Take 250 g of walnuts and chop them finely using a food processor (or grate them if you don’t have a processor).
    2. In a separate bowl, mix 100 g of flour, 100 g of sugar, and 80 g of cold butter until the mixture reaches a sandy texture.
    3. Add the ground walnuts to the mixture and stir well to combine.
  3. Assemble the Biscuits
    1. Roll out the dough as thin as possible.
    2. Spread the walnut filling evenly over the dough.
    3. Carefully roll the dough into a log shape with the help of your hands.
    4. Flatten the rolled dough into a rectangular shape.
  4. Bake the Biscuits
    1. Brush the top of the dough with the beaten egg.
    2. Cut the dough into biscuit shapes (either rectangles or other shapes of your choice).
    3. Place the biscuits on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C until they are golden brown (about 20-25 minutes).