Buchta Slovak Nut Roll

This recipe will make 7 or 8 twelve inch loaves or some dough may be reserved for lekvar squares.

Buchta slovak nut roll. Roll out the dough to 1 4 inch thick. Paint the top of the dough with the wash. Yeast cake 1 2 c. What the nut rolls are called varies widely even from region to region in the same country.

All weekend long she worked away in the kitchen and when monday rolled around she would arrive at the doctor s office with arms full of slovak nut rolls and shoeboxes full of. Slowly roll the dough into a crescent shape using fingers to pinch the ends together. Place each roll seam side down on lightly greased cookie sheet. Makes 3 nut rolls.

Brush dough with melted butter. Orechovnik is a nut roll. This is an all day project. A delicious sweet bread with a nutty filling.

Janet orechovnik slovak nut roll ms. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Dubrovsky liked to schedule her doctor s appointments for monday mornings because that left her plenty of time to prepare. Cover and let rise 1 hour.

Sifted flour 1 tsp. Buchta slovak nut roll. Add apple sugar cinnamon and nutmeg. Rolls can be sliced and eaten once cooled but are better the next day.

Put nut mixture on top of buttered dough. How to make nut roll. This is an old slovak recipe. Mix together yeast with warm milk and 1 teaspoon sugar.

Nut rolls are known under different names in different countries. In slovak it is called roshky. Combine dry ingredients with butter until mealy like pie crust. Use a serrated knife to cut the rolls into 1 inch thick slices.

I didn t realize they were so synonymous with this region but that makes me just plain giddy. The rolls are filled with lekvar a thick soft fruit spread. Butter 3 eggs beaten 1 c. Whatever name you go by traditional nut roll is a soft sweet dough that is filled with a.

Orechovnik is a favorite in many eastern european countries. Dissolve yeast in warm milk mixture. For this recipe i decided to focus on the slovak version. They are known as potica poh teet sah gubana and gubanica in slovenian strucla orzechami in polish orechovnik in slovak povitica poh vee teet sah in croatian orehnjaea and diosbejgli in hungarian orehnjaca in serbian and croatian banitsa in bulgarian and on and on.

Make an egg wash by whipping one egg. Allow to rise until double. Mix and add 1 2 pint sour cream. Mix with the egg white.

In a large bowl mix together 1 cup white sugar 1 4 teaspoon salt 1 cup melted butter and 3 eggs. Add eggs sour cream and yeast mixture to dry.