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Description
Danish butter rolls
 * Makes 18 rolls

Ingredients

 * ¼ cup boiling water
 * ½ cup butter
 * ¼ cup cream
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 3 eggs, beaten
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
 * 2 packages dry yeast
 * 1 tablespoon sugar
 * 3 cups flour
 * 1 cup nuts, ground
 * ½ cup sugar

Directions

 * 1) Pour the water over the butter.
 * 2) Cool.
 * 3) Add cream, salt, eggs, vanilla and the yeast mixed with the tablespoon sugar.
 * 4) Let stand 10 minutes.
 * 5) Add the flour.
 * 6) The dough will be stiff but not sticky.
 * 7) Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk.
 * 8) Punch down.
 * 9) Cut off pieces of dough with a spoon and roll in the ground nuts mixed with the sugar.
 * 10) Twist each piece into a figure 8.
 * 11) Place on greased baking sheets and let rest 10 minutes.
 * 12) Bake in a preheated 450ºF oven 10 to 15 minutes.