Zserbo Szelet Recipe A Hungarian Dessert

Zserbó Szelet (Hungarian Gerbeaud Slice) 🇭🇺🍫

Ingredients

Dough

• 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
• ½ cup (100 g) sugar
• 1 cup (225 g) cold butter, cubed
• 2 large eggs
• 2½ tsp dry yeast
• ½ cup (120 ml) warm milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

Filling

• 1½ cups ground walnuts
• ¾ cup apricot jam

Chocolate Glaze

• 200 g dark chocolate
• 2 tbsp butter

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Instructions

1. Activate yeast
   • Mix warm milk with yeast and 1 tsp sugar. Rest 5–10 minutes.
2. Make dough
   • Combine flour, sugar, salt, and butter until crumbly.
   • Add eggs, vanilla, and yeast mixture.
   • Knead into soft dough. Divide into 3 equal parts.
3. Layer
   • Roll first dough layer into a greased baking pan.
   • Spread half the apricot jam, sprinkle half the walnuts.
   • Add second dough layer, remaining jam, and walnuts.
   • Top with final dough layer.
4. Bake
   • Bake at 180°C / 350°F for 35–40 minutes until golden.
   • Cool completely.
5. Chocolate glaze
   • Melt chocolate with butter.
   • Spread over cooled cake.
6. Set & slice
   • Let glaze set before cutting into squares.

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✨ Rich layers of walnut, apricot, and chocolate — a timeless Hungarian treasure.