Kringlor (Twists)

Ingredients

• 1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 hard-cooked large egg yolks
• 1 large egg, separated
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup pearl or coarse decorating sugar (see notes)

Preparation

1. 1. In a bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and granulated sugar until smooth. Add hard-cooked egg yolks, uncooked egg yolk, uncooked whole egg, and salt; beat on medium speed until blended. Stir in flour.
2. 2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; cover with plastic wrap. On a lightly floured board, roll each ball under your palm into a 6-inch-long rope. On a 12- by 15-inch baking sheet (you'll need three total), twist each rope into a figure eight and press ends lightly together; space twists about 1 inch apart. Beat remaining egg white to blend; lightly brush over twists. Sprinkle with pearl sugar.
3. 3. Bake in a 350° oven until twists are golden brown, about 18 to 20 minutes; switch pan positions halfway through baking. With a wide spatula, transfer twists to racks to cool.
4. Note: Nutritional analysis is per twist.