Pecan Butter Horn Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup finely ground pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in mixing bowl.
• 2 cut in butter.
• 3 dissolve yeast in warm water stir in egg yolks, sour cream and vanilla.
• 4 blend into flour mixture.
• 5 refrigerate 1 hour.
• 6 heat oven to 400' degrees f.
• 7 beat egg whites until foamy gradually add sugar beat until stiff.
• 8 fold in nuts and almond extract.
• 9 divide dough into 4 parts.
• 10 on a board sprinkled with powdered sugar roll each out into 9 inch circles.
• 11 cut each circle into 12 wedges.
• 12 spread 1 heaping teaspoonful meringue on each.
• 13 roll up beginning at wide end.
• 14 bake on lightly greased baking sheet.
• 15 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
• 16 cool roll in powdered sugar.