Vanilla Crescents by Pavel Berky

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1
  In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine softened butter, the contents of the vanilla pod, and sugar. Using the whisk attachment, beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg yolk and incorporate it into the butter.
• 2
  Then add all remaining ingredients and, using the mixer, mix them into the butter until a wet crumble forms.
• 3
  Turn out the entire contents of the bowl onto a work surface and use your hands to form a compact dough. Roll it into a cylinder about 4 cm in diameter. Wrap in foil and refrigerate to rest. The dough should rest for at least 2 hours, but ideally overnight.
• 4
  From the rested dough, cut slices about 1 cm wide and shape them into crescents. Arrange them on a baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 180 °C for about 7-10 minutes. This depends on the size of the crescents you prepare.
• 5
  After baking, remove the baking sheet with the crescents from the oven and dust with powdered sugar. Let them cool completely on the baking sheet, then you can transfer them or serve immediately.