EASTER NUT ROLL RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat the milk until it is just slightly warm to the touch. Stir in the yeast and sugar. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the yolks and sour cream until well blended. Add the flour and salt; knead vigorously, on a well floured surface, for 15 minutes. . Cover dough and let it rise for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Divide dough into 5 pieces. Shape the pieces into balls, then roll them out to 1/8 inch thickness. Stir together the nuts, 1/2 cup of sugar and melted butter to make the filling. Spread about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of filling onto the dough. Roll up like a jellyroll and pinch to seal.
• Place rolls onto baking sheets about 3 inches apart. Brush with egg white, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool, slice, and serve.

Steps:

• To the bowl of your kitchen aid mixer add the flour, butter, milk, sour cream, 1 egg, sea salt, yeast and 3 tbsp sugar. Mix to combine well and knead a few minutes until a smooth dough forms. The dough shouldn’t stick to the bowl.
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place for at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile Make the Nut FillingMelt the butter in a large skillet and add sugars. Stir to combine well and remove from heat. Mix in the chopped nuts, vanilla extract, orange zest and allow to cool completely. Beat 1 egg and mix it with the cooled off nut roll filling. Set aside.
• After the dough has risen for 1 hour dump it on a lightly floured surface and cut it in 2 equal pieces.
• Sprinkle some flour on top of the dough and using a rolling pin roll the dough into a thin rectangle that you are comfortable rolling and working with.Spread half of the filling on top of the dough within 1/2 inch from the edges.
• Beat the egg with the water to make the egg wash and brush the edges of the dough. Gently start rolling the dough into a log starting with the long side. Pinch the ends and tuck underneath the roll. 
• Layer a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lay the nut roll on top.
• Repeat the process with the remaining dough and filling and place the second roll on the baking sheet about 5 inches away from each other.
• Cover loosely with a tea towel and allow to rise for another 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile preheat tour oven to 350 “F 
• Brush the logs with the egg wash and bake in the preheated oven for 34 to 45 minutes until golden brown on top.
• Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool off completely before slicing them. Garnish with powder sugar and serve.