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Evelyn's Sour Cream Twists

By: Linda Welch  
"'Evelyn' is my mother-in-law, who always keeps some of these terrific flaky twists in her freezer to serve in a pinch. They go quickly around our house-- especially during the holidays."

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Prep Time:
40 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 48 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water (105 degrees to 115 degrees)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter (no substitutes)
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water; let stand for 5 minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter and shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in eggs, sour cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the yeast mixture; mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate overnight combine sugar and remaining vanilla; lightly sprinkle 1/2 cup over a pastry cloth or countertop surface. On the sugared surface, roll half the dough into a 12-in.x 8-in. rectangle; refrigerate remaining dough. Sprinkle rolled dough with about 1 tablespoon of the sugar mixture. Fold rectangle into thirds. Give dough a quarter turn and repeat rolling, sugaring and folding two more times. Roll into a 12-in. x 8-in. rectangle. Cut into 4-in. x 1-in. strips; twist each strip two or three times. Place on chilled ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining sugar mixture and dough. Bake at 375 degrees F for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove from pan and cool on wire racks.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2009 by Bedseller 
My Grandapa was diabetic and my mother made a similar dough and instead of the sugar filling... MORE
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Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2008 by KANGARYOO 
These are incredible little pastries! I had to bake mine a little bit longer to get them to... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2007 by JUSTMARNIE 
I added cinnamon to mine. Fantastic! MORE
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Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2009 by FrankHIII 
Funny, I got this same recipe from my grandmother whose name is also Evelyn. These always... MORE
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Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by sonia 
Great recipe! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2007 by Patti R 
These are delicious. MORE

 
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