In order to share this goodness with the world, I am here to post the recipe and the step-by-step instructions. You'll thank me.
Sprinkle one packet of bread yeast into 1/4 cup lukewarm water with 1 teaspoonful of brown sugar and let multiply.
Mix 6 cups (that is not a typo: SIX cups) flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 cup sugar.
Cut in two sticks of butter a la pie dough. Mix in 3 eggs, 1 cup of milk, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 2 teaspoonfuls vanilla. Add yeast.
Allow the dough to rise in a quiet, warm spot until doubled. Then chill overnight.
Make the filling with two pounds of ground walnuts, 8 whipped egg whites plus 1 cup sugar until soft peaks form, 1 teaspoonful cinnamon, and 2 tablespoonfuls honey.
This recipe makes THREE nut rolls, so divide the dough and filling into three. Roll out the dough and spread your filling.
Roll and prick the top with a fork with each roll to vent. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. And if you want, do what I do and go overboard and make THREE batches, which equates to NINE nut rolls. NINE. (With enough extra trimmed dough to make a TENTH...experimentally using pecans on that one).
Delicious.
2 comments:
My dad makes a similar recipe called kolache. As I understand it, kolache is a generic term for any pastry that a filling is used and then rolled into a log. His filling is a walnut/brown sugar mix. His roots are in Lithuania. Not exactly Hungary's neighbor, but I'm sure the culinary influences have some similarities.
Love,
duke
THANK YOU!
My grandmother (from eastern OH/ NW PA) used to make these every Christmas. She's now incapable of remembering the recipe and I want to continue the family tradition for my niece and nephew (who have not been blessed with a mom who bakes). My Gram would make a bunch of rolls and bring them with her to our vacation home in Florida, where us kids would interrupt beach/pool time with frequent trips to the kitchen for a slice of her nut rolls!
Love the picture of the fresh-baked rolls lined up and ready to be devoured/frozen/gifted. :-)
Happy holidays!
Christine
San Rafael, CA
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