Ingredients (2 rolls)
Dough
- 500 g all-purpose flour
- 200 g butter, cold, cubed
- 60 g sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 100 ml milk (lukewarm)
- 20 g fresh yeast (or 7 g dry yeast)
- Pinch of salt
Walnut Filling
- 250 g ground walnuts
- 150 g sugar
- 100 ml milk
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Poppy Seed Filling (optional alternative)
- 250 g ground poppy seeds
- 150 g sugar
- 100 ml milk
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For brushing
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in warm milk with a little sugar.
- Mix flour, butter, sugar, and salt until crumbly.
- Add egg yolks and yeast mixture; knead into smooth dough.
- Divide dough into 2 balls, wrap, refrigerate 1 hour.
- Heat milk with sugar, add walnuts (or poppy seeds), lemon zest, vanilla. Cool.
- Roll dough thin into rectangles.
- Spread filling evenly, roll tightly.
- Brush rolls with egg yolk, chill 15 minutes.
- Brush with egg white.
- Bake at 180°C / 350°F for 30–35 minutes until golden.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Dense, festive, and perfectly sliceable—just like a Hungarian Christmas should be 🎄
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