Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 pint (2 cups) milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 packages active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
4 eggs
4 cups flour, plus at least 3 more cups flour, plus
more
4 to 6 cups ground nuts (grind in blender with the
3 or 4 cups sugar)
3 to 4 cups sugar, depending how many nuts used
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
Cinnamon
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Scald milk; add the 3/4 cups sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and the salt. When this has cooled, dissolve the yeast in the warm water with the 1 tablespoon of sugar, then add to the cooled mixture in a large bowl.
2. Beat the eggs until very fluffy and add to the above mixture and beat. Add 4 cups flour, one cup at a time, mixing with beater. Then, by hand, add at least 3 more cups of flour (plus more) to be able to handle without sticking. Knead dough on a floured surface 10 to 15 minutes, adding flour as necessary so the dough isn't sticky. Put dough in a LARGE greased or oiled bowl, turning to grease all sides of dough. After dough has doubled in size, 1 1/2 to 2 hours, cut it into half to make 2 large rolls.
3. If you have a large cloth (3 feet x 3 feet), lay it on your rolling surface. Flour it with plenty of flour, then roll out one of the portions of dough. The dough should cover most of the cloth. Roll until the dough is really thin, so you can almost see the cloth under it.
4. Melt 1/2 cup of the 1 cup of butter; use a pastry brush to spread it on the rolled dough. Divide the nut/sugar mixture in half and spread one portion over the rolled dough, covering it completely. Sprinkle cinnamon on the nuts, over entire surface of dough.
5. Grease a 13x9-inch pan with butter. Roll up dough by picking up 2 corners of the cloth. Press the ends so they won't seep, then fold one end half way up the roll, then fold the other down around the first end to form an S-shaped coil, and place the rolled, coiled dough in the greased pan.
6. Repeat process with another buttered pan and the other half of the dough. Let rise an hour or two, covered.
7. Bake in preheated 350º oven for 30 to 45 minutes (maybe even an hour). Brush the crust with butter when done. |
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