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easy yeast dough/hungarian cake/dessert

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Recipe by
Morcash Sweat
@Morcash
Savannah, GA

This is our traditional Christmas, Hungarian sweet dessert that comes from my grandmother’s Hungarian roots. It starts as a breakfast sweet roll, then later it is a lunch or dinner dessert eaten like a semi-sweet cake. It’s filled with a nut filling and to sweeten it, we pour a powdered sugar icing all over it. The dough can be shaped into a cross at Easter or a wreath at Christmas. We put candied fruit cherries on top too.

prep time 2 Hr
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For easy yeast dough/hungarian cake/dessert

  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    margarine
  • 1 pkg
    active dry yeast
  • 1/4 c
    very warm water
  • 1
    egg
  • 4 c
    unsifted flour
  • ***
    nut filling recipe to follow.

How To Make easy yeast dough/hungarian cake/dessert

  • 1
    Scald milk. Mix in sugar, salt and margarine. Cool to lukewarm.
  • 2
    Dissolve yeast in warm water (about 105’-115’).
  • 3
    Add cooled milk mixture, egg and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth with electric mixer if desired. Add 1/2 cup more flour and beat again.
  • 4
    Beat additional 1 1/2 cups flour by hand. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate from 2 hours up to 2 full days.
  • 5
    Remove from refrigerator and roll out on floured surface. At this time, heat oven to 350’-375’.
  • 6
    Fill with Nut Filling*** Recipe to follow.
  • 7
    Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
  • 8
    Brush with egg yolks and a little water before baking to make a shiny surface. Bake at 350’-375’ for 25 minutes.
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