Gloria Sloan’s Rugelach/Schnecken

This sweet cinnamon and pecan-filled rugelach is a traditional Jewish and German tasty croissant-like cookie. The recipe, straight from a handwritten index card featured in Kugels and Collards: Stories of Food, Family, and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina (University of South Carolina, Press 2023), makes room for alterations and additions, something that authors Rachel Gordin Barnett and Lyssa Kligman Harvey acknowledge that what was written on the recipe card was not always what was done in the kitchen. Pair the light, buttery dough with a filling of cinnamon and pecans as the recipe calls, or add some raisins, vanilla, citrus, or nutmeg.