Mákos Kifli / Hungarian Crescents 
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Mákos Kifli / Hungarian Crescents
 
  2 pkg. yeast   2 1/4 c. warm milk   1/2 c. sugar   2 tsp. salt   2 eggs, beaten   7 1/2 c. sifted all purpose flour   1/2 c. butter, melted     Filling     3 pound walnuts chopped fine with a food processor   3 c. sugar   1 tsp salt     Mix Well   Set aside     Add yeast to warm milk   Add sugar and salt   Stir until dissolved   mix in eggs   Add 1/2 flour   Add butter mix with hands   Add the remaining flour   Knead until elastic about 15 minutes   Place in a greased bowl   Cover with a damp cloth   Let rise in a warm place, away from drafts, 2 hours   Punch down and divide into quarters   With a rolling pin, roll one portion of the dough into a square about 15" x 15"   Pat 1/4 of the filling on to dough and roll jelly roll style   Seal edges with water   Repeat 3 times   Bake loaves on 2 large cookie sheets, seam sides up   at 325 F for 45 minutes or until golden brown and sounding hollow when rapped    
  
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