Kifli

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Kifli (IPA: [ˈkifli]) is a traditional Hungarian pastry made by cutting sheets of soft flour dough into triangular wedges, and wrapping those wedges to create a crescent-shaped morsel, which is then baked (permitting the dough to puff).

The sweeter variant of kifli is a cookie, where the dough often contains vanilla (in which case it can be called a vaníliás kifli), and the wedges are wrapped around a filling of sweetened nuts, usually walnuts or pecans, or jams (often plum or apricot), and/or raisins. After baking, they are also lightly sprinkled with confectioner's sugar or cinnamon. Alternatively, they can be dipped into hot chocolate.

Legend has it that kifli is the progenitor of the croissant (q.v.).

The name comes from a Turkish word and can be found all over Eastern Europe - with different meanings, albeit. In Romania for instance, the word "chifla" simply means "roll".

See also: Austrian Vanillekipferl