Strudel Sticks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup cold butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg, separated
1 cup peaches or 1 cup apricot preserves, divided
30 vanilla wafers, crushed
1/2 cup flaked coconut
20 pecan halves
GLAZE
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk (up to 3 teaspoons)
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

n a bowl, cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Combine sour cream and egg yolk; add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork to form a soft dough.
Divide in half; wrap in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough into a 12\" square.
Spread with preserves.
Combine crushed wafers and coconut; sprinkle over preserves.
Roll up jelly-roll fashion; seal seam.
Place seam-side down on a greased baking sheet.
Cut widthwise with a sharp knife 3/4 of the way through dough every 1\".
Beat egg white until foamy; brush over pastry.
Place a pecan half on each slice.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over pastries.