This easy Croatian nut roll recipe only takes one rise and the filling comes together on the stove. To ensure against leaks, this nut roll can be baked in greased loaf pans.
Makes 3 small or 2 medium Easy Nut Rolls
Makes 3 small or 2 medium Easy Nut Rolls
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- Dough:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 3 cups all-purpoe flour
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- Nut Filling:
- 1 pound walnuts, ground
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 4 ounces (1 stick) butter
Preparation:
- Make filling first. In a medium saucepan, mix together all filling ingredients. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat and simmer on medium-low, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thick. Cool completely before spreading on dough, but don't refrigerate because it will become too firm to spread.
- For the dough: In a large saucepan, bring sour cream to boil. Remove from heat and stir in, until well blended, 3 tablespoons butter, 5 tablespoons sugar, baking soda and salt. Cool to lukewarm.
- Add eggs and yeast to cooled sour cream mixture and stir until yeast is dissolved. Mix in flour with a spoon. Turn out on lightly floured surface and knead lightly a few seconds to form a smooth ball. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
- The dough will be soft. Divide in half for 2 medium rolls or into thirds for 3 small rolls. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time and using as little extra flour as possible, roll to 1/4" thickness. Spread with either half or one-third of the filling.
- Flip the sides of the dough in and then roll from the bottom up. Place in a greased loaf pan and let rise for 1 1/2 hours, covered with greased plastic, until light. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 35 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Then invert pan onto a wire rack. Cool nut roll on its side.
