Chocolate Rugelach Recipe (Parve)
Rugelach is the most delicious pastry cookie recipe you'll ever make. It's the perfect dessert to break the fast of Yom Kippur. Enjoy a delicious rugelach pastry that's filled with chocolate, nuts, or other goodies. This recipe is parve, meaning it's dairy-free!
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Resting time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Total Time 2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Israeli, Jewish
For the dough: 3 cups (500 grams) all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon dry yeast ¼ cup sugar 1 egg ¾ cup water ¼ cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract/paste For the chocolate filling: 5 tablespoon cocoa powder 10 tablespoon sugar 7 tablespoon vegetable oil For brushing and sugar syrup: 1 beaten egg ½ cup sugar ½ cup water
In a stand mixer bowl, place all dough ingredients and knead for 4 minutes.
Grease the bowl and create a ball from the dough.
Let the dough rise in the greased bowl for 1 and a half hours, covered.
Meanwhile, in another small bowl, mix all of the chocolate-filling ingredients.
After letting the pastry dough rest, divide the dough into 2 and roll each part into a circle.
Spread the filling on one rolled circle and place the second circle on the one with the filling.
Roll the dough sandwich with the filling to flatten it a bit more.
With a pizza cutter or a knife, cut to 16 triangles. Roll each triangle from the wide part to the narrow one.
Place all the rugelach cookies on a baking pan. Let the rugelach rise again for 1 hour.
Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F with the fan.
Brush the rugelach with a beaten egg wash and bake for 20-25 minutes.
While they bake, cook sugar and water in a small saucepan on high until all sugar is dissolved.
Wait for it to cool and allow the baked rugalach to cool a bit as well.
Brush with the sugar syrup and serve. Enjoy!
If the dough is too dry and doesn’t come together, add 2-3 tablespoons of water.
Not a fan of chocolate? Use your favorite rugelach recipe filling instead.
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