The little pastry that could: How Rugelach became Israel's go to sweet (2024)

The crescent-shaped filled pastry made some tasty changes en route from Europe to the Middle East.

The little pastry that could: How Rugelach became Israel's go to sweet (1)

Vered Guttman

The little pastry that could: How Rugelach became Israel's go to sweet (2)

Vered Guttman

Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish pastry, date back to the Hungarian kifli, Austrian kipfel and Polish rogal. The crescent-shape filled pastry was originally made with yeast dough and filled with fruit jams, poppy seed paste or nuts. Today rugelach may be the most popular sweet pastry both in the American Jewish community and in Israel. But these are very different pastries.

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The little pastry that could: How Rugelach became Israel's go to sweet (2024)
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