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- Line two baking trays with baking parchment.
- Mix together the flour, butter, salt and sugar in your stand mixer until you reach breadcrumb consistency.
- Add the cream cheese and mix until combined.
- Divide in two and shape each piece into a ball - the mixture will be very soft and you may need to use some flour to help you shape it.
- Put the dough in cling film and pop in the fridge for an hour to harden.
- On a floured wooden board, roll one ball of dough out to make a 30cm circle.
- Using a pizza cutter cut the dough into 8 slices. Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar over the dough.
- Take each piece and roll them up from the wide end to the narrow point, adding in some raisins for the first few rolls (they will look like little croissants).
- Place each rugelach on the lined baking tin and refrigerate for an hour.
- Repeat with the second ball and perhaps use a chocolate spread on this one instead of the cinnamon sugar and raisins if you fancy a change? For this just spread the chocolate over the dough and roll it up. Sprinkle icing sugar on these when they are baked.
- Pre-heat your oven to 180°C/160°C fan while they are chilling and after the hour, bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. They will still be soft but will harden when cool.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack until completely cold.
- Store in an airtight container and enjoy within a couple of days