Hungarian Butterhorns - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (one pkg.)
    1/4 cup warm water
    1 cup granulated sugar, plus
    1 teaspoon granulated sugar
    1/2 cup butter
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    2 large eggs, seperated
    1/2 cup chopped walnuts
    1 tablespoon whole milk
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    3/4 cup powdered icing sugar
Preparation
    Soften the yeast in warm water.
    Stir in the 1 tsp.
    sugar.
    Let stand in warm place until bubbly.
    This will take about four minutes.
    Cut the butter into the flour with a pastry blender.
    Stir in the yeast mixture and the egg yolks.
    Shape dough into a ball.
    Let rest about 30 minutes.
    Beat the egg white until stiff.
    Beat in the remaining sugar to make a thick meringue.
    Fold in the nuts.
    Set aside.
    Roll dough into a 16 inch circle and cut into 16 wedges.
    Spread meringue onto the dough.
    Roll each wedge from wide end to the tip.
    Place onto a greased baking sheet.
    Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes, until golden.
    Make a glaze with the vanilla, powdered sugar and the tablespoon of milk.
    Frost each cookie.

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