Sweet yeast dough wrapped around a wooden cylinder, roasted over charcoal, and coated in sugar, cinnamon, and ground walnuts. A festive street treat.
Ingredients
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500g all-purpose flour
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200ml warm milk
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7g dry yeast
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2 egg yolks
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60g sugar
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60g butter, melted
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Pinch salt
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100g sugar mixed with 1 tbsp cinnamon
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100g ground walnuts
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Melted butter for brushing
Instructions
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1
Dissolve yeast in warm milk. Mix with flour, egg yolks, sugar, butter, and salt. Knead well.
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2
Let rise 1 hour.
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3
Roll dough into long strips. Wrap around wooden cylinders in a spiral.
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4
Let rise 15 minutes on the cylinders.
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5
Roast over charcoal or bake at 200°C (400°F), turning, until golden all around.
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6
Brush with butter immediately, roll in cinnamon sugar and ground walnuts. Serve warm.
Did You Know?
The town of Skalica holds an annual trdelník festival and claims to be the birthplace of this pastry in Slovakia.