World Flavors Cookbook
Meitschibei (Hazelnut Crescents)
Sweet hazelnut-filled pastry rolls from the Bernese Oberland, named after 'girls' legs.'
Cuisine: Switzerland
Ingredients
- Puff pastry or yeast dough
- Filling: Hazelnuts, sugar, cinnamon, egg white
- Lemon glaze
Instructions
- Make hazelnut filling
- Spread on dough and roll into cylinders
- Bend into a crescent shape
- Bake until golden
- Glaze with lemon icing