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Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies

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YUGOSLAVIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES ½ lb. sweet butter ½ cup sugar 1 egg yolk ½ tsp. salt 4 egg whites 1 cup sugar ¾ cup finely ground walnuts 1 tsp. lemon extract 1 cup blackberry and current jelly 1 cup chopped walnuts Cream butter with the ½ cup sugar. Add egg yolk and salt. Sift flour, […]

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Slavski Kolač Славски колач (Sweet Bread)

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This is a sweet bread, usually baked with a cross or other religious symbol made out of dough on top. It is served during Slava, a special day for feasting and sharing with friends. (Slava is a religious time to commemorate the day that each Serbian family’s ancestors became Christians in the Sixth Century. Each […]