Rugalach
Rugalach is a tender crescent-shaped pastry made from a cream cheese and butter dough, filled with a cinnamon-sugar mixture. The Thermomix TM7 weighs the flour precisely, blends the dough evenly and grinds the cinnamon sugar to a fine, fragrant powder. These golden swirls are ideal for afternoon tea, festive tables or as a homemade sweet snack.
About this recipe
Rugalach Thermomix TM7 brings the classic Jewish-American crescent pastry straight into your all-in-one kitchen machine. If you have been searching for rugalach recipes that deliver flaky, tender swirls without laborious hand mixing, this dessert is the answer. The magic lies in the cream cheese and unsalted butter dough: when the TM7 blends these two fats with flour, eggs and a hint of vanilla, the result is a pliable dough that bakes into irresistibly layered crescents. The cinnamon-sugar filling is ground to a fine, aromatic powder in seconds, coating every spiral with warm spice. Because the built-in scale weighs each ingredient directly into the bowl, there is no guessing and far less washing up. Serve these golden pastries at a festive brunch, with afternoon coffee or pack them as a sweet lunchbox surprise. They also keep well, making them a smart make-ahead dessert for busy weeks when you still want something homemade and special.
Preparation tips
- Chill the cream cheese dough thoroughly before rolling, as the cold butter and cream cheese create the flaky layers that make rugalach so tender; a firm dough is also far easier to slice into neat crescents.
- Brush the rolled dough with the beaten egg before sprinkling the cinnamon-sugar, so the filling clings to every swirl and does not spill out during baking, keeping the spirals beautifully defined.
- Rugalach store superbly in an airtight tin for several days and freeze well after baking; reheat briefly before serving so the cream cheese pastry regains its just-baked crispness.
- Rugalach keep well in an airtight tin for several days and also freeze beautifully once baked; warm them briefly before serving so the cream cheese pastry regains its fresh-from-the-oven crispness.
Recipe variations
- For a nutty variation, add finely chopped walnuts or pecans to the cinnamon-sugar filling before rolling the rugalach; the nuts toast slightly during baking and give each crescent a satisfying crunch alongside the creamy dough.
- For a chocolate festive version, spread the rolled dough with a thin layer of melted dark chocolate and a pinch of ground cinnamon instead of the plain sugar mix, creating an elegant rugalach perfect for holiday tables and gift boxes.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weighing flour, cream cheese and butter directly in the TM7 bowl guarantees exact ratios for an exceptionally flaky rugalach dough. [Precision Control]
- The TM7 mixes the cream cheese dough evenly in minutes, giving the pastry a uniform texture without any hand kneading. [Time Savings]
- Grinding cinnamon with sugar in the Thermomix produces a fine, fragrant powder that coats every swirl of the rugalach intensely. [Multi-Function]
- Kneading happens hands-free in the mixing bowl while you flour the work surface, so the butter stays cold and the layers bake up flaky. [Hands-Free]
- Whipping the eggs with the vanilla extract in the TM7 adds lightness to the dough, yielding tender crescents with a golden sheen. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- unsalted butter
- cream cheese
- sugar
- large eggs
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- brown sugar
- ground cinnamon