Delicate crescent-shaped pastries filled with ground walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon, baked until golden then dusted with powdered sugar. These elegant sweets are a Kosovar celebration essential.
Nutrition & Info
Allergen Warnings
Equipment Needed
Presentation Guide
Vessel: decorative plate
Garnishes: powdered sugar dusting
Accompaniments: Turkish coffee
Instructions
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Mix flour with cold butter, powdered sugar, egg yolk, and sour cream to form a smooth dough, then chill for thirty minutes.
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Combine ground walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon for the filling.
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Roll the dough out to about half a centimeter thick and cut into small triangles.
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Place a teaspoon of filling on the wide end of each triangle and roll toward the point, curving into a crescent.
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Place on a lined baking sheet and bake at 175°C for eighteen to twenty minutes until lightly golden.
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While still warm, dust generously with powdered sugar.
Did You Know?
Hasude are sometimes called 'kifle' in Kosovo and are the most-gifted sweet during Bajram celebrations.
Chef's Notes
Equipment Tips
- baking sheet
- rolling pin
- mixing bowl
Garnishing
powdered sugar dusting
Accompaniments
Turkish coffee
The Story Behind Hasude
Hasude represent the refined sweet-making tradition of Kosovar Albanian households. These crescent-shaped cookies are inextricably linked to Bajram celebrations, when families prepare large batches to serve visitors and gift to neighbors. The crescent shape carries cultural significance in Muslim-majority Kosovo. Making hasude is a labor of love, and their quality is a point of pride for the baker.
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