Strudel Sticks

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup cold butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 cup peaches or 1 cup apricot preserves, divided
• 30 vanilla wafers, crushed
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 20 pecan halves
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk (up to 3 teaspoons)
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 n a bowl, cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 2 combine sour cream and egg yolk; add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork to form a soft dough.
• 3 divide in half; wrap in plastic wrap.
• 4 refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• 5 on a floured surface, roll each portion of dough into a 12" square.
• 6 spread with preserves.
• 7 combine crushed wafers and coconut; sprinkle over preserves.
• 8 roll up jelly-roll fashion; seal seam.
• 9 place seam-side down on a greased baking sheet.
• 10 cut widthwise with a sharp knife 3/4 of the way through dough every 1".
• 11 beat egg until foamy; brush over pastry.
• 12 place a pecan half on each slice.
• 13 bake at 350°f for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 14 combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over pastries.