Zserbo Szelet Recipe A Hungarian Dessert

Zserbó szelet 🇭🇺

Ingredients

Dough:

• 2½ cups (315 g) all-purpose flour
• ½ cup (100 g) sugar
• 1 cup (225 g) cold butter, cubed
• 1 egg
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt

Filling:

• 1 cup (250 g) apricot jam
• 1½ cups (150 g) ground walnuts
• ½ cup (100 g) sugar

Chocolate Glaze:

• 4 oz (115 g) dark chocolate
• 2 tablespoons butter

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Directions

1. Make the dough:
   Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
   Cut in butter until crumbly.
   Add egg and sour cream. Knead gently into a soft dough.
   Divide into 3 equal parts. Chill 30 minutes.
2. Prepare filling:
   Mix ground walnuts and sugar.
3. Assemble layers:
   Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
   Roll out first dough portion to fit a 9×13-inch pan.
   Spread half the apricot jam, then sprinkle half the walnut mixture.
   Repeat with second layer.
   Top with final dough layer.
4. Bake:
   Bake 30–35 minutes until lightly golden. Cool completely.
5. Glaze:
   Melt chocolate with butter until smooth.
   Spread evenly over cooled cake.
   Let set before slicing into bars.

✨ Best the next day when flavors meld together.

Rich layers of walnut, apricot, and chocolate — a beloved Hungarian holiday classic 🇭🇺