Sweet Crescents with Jam Filling

Sweet Crescents with Jam Filling
I make these delicious pastries every year around Christmas, and every time they are a big hit. They can be filled with chocolate or nuts as well.
Ingredients
  • 8 oz. unsalted butter
  • 8 oz. milk
  • 1 lb. powder sugar
  • 1 tbsp. vinegar
  • 1 tbsp. yeast
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. vanilla sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 jar of your favorite jam
Directions
  1. Make dough with all ingredients, except powdered sugar and vanilla sugar.
  2. Put in a bowl, cover it and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven at 350 F.
  4. Cut dough in 4. Roll out each piece of dough 1/4" thick.
  5. Cut the dough into squares.
  6. Place a teaspoon of jam in centre of each square.
  7. Roll it diagonally to get the crescent shape.
  8. Bake 12-14 minutes in preheated oven until golden brown.
  9. In the meantime mix powdered sugar and vanilla.
  10. Roll every still hot crescent in the sugar.
  11. Let cool and serve. It tastes even better the second or third day.