On Fridays, you can smell the distinct aroma of rugelach on every street corner in Israel. People anxious to buy these sweet pastries for Shabbat will line up at their neighborhood bakery to get them hot out of the oven.

Ingredients

• 5 cups flour
• 2 sticks margarine
• 2 ounces fresh yeast
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups milk or water
• Jam
• Mixture of 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup cocoa

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar and 1/2 cup of lukewarm milk (or water) until yeast starts bubbling.
2. Mix in the rest of the ingredients and knead until dough isn't sticky.
3. Cool in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
4. Roll dough into a flat sheet. Spread jam on dough, and spread sugar-and-cocoa mixture on top.
5. Cut into triangles and roll starting from the base of the triangle.
6. On a cookie sheet, bake at 375 degrees until golden (25-35 minutes). Makes approximately 40.

From Beyond Milk & Honey, published by the Embassy of Israel

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