- 580 grams of wheat flour
- 200 milliliters warm milk
- 160 grams of sugar
- 50 milliliters of sunflower oil
- 25 grams of butter
- 20 grams of fresh yeast
- 2 eggs
- zest from 1 small lemon
- a pinch of vanilla sugar
- a pinch of salt
Ingredients for the filling:
- 100 grams of crushed walnuts
- 50 grams sugar
- 30 grams of cocoa powder
Additionally you will need:
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp milk
- a pinch of salt
Prepare the dough:
20 minutes before starting, take out the eggs from the fridge and let them reach a moderate temperature.
Mix the fresh yeast with 1 spoon of sugar, 100 milliliters of warm milk and 1 spoon with flour. Let it rest in a warm place for 10 minutes or until it starts rising.
Meanwhile, beat the eggs with the sugar and the vanilla sugar until they triple the volume.
In the bowl with the beaten eggs, add the zest from the lemon, the remaining milk, the rising yeast and half of the flour.
Beat it for a few minutes until everything is well incorporated.
Add the rest of the flour and the salt over the composition and start mixing.
This is a longer process so if you use your hands instead of a kitchen robot, prepare for about 10 minutes of mixing. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
After the 10 minutes passed, start incorporating the sunflower oil, a bit at the time. Don't add more unless the previous is well incorporated. Continue in the same way with the melted butter.
Give it another 10 minutes of mixing and let it rest in a warm place for 2 hours.
Prepare the filling:
Mix the crushed walnuts with the sugar and the cocoa powder.
Divide the dough in 2 equal pieces and let it rest, covered, on the table, for 10 minutes. Each part should have around 500 grams.
Now, spread one piece of the dough on the table and add half of the filling.
On top add some Turkish delight. Not too much, because the dough will not rise so nicely.
Roll the dough, carefully not to spread the filling, and put it aside.
Repeat the process with the other dough.
Now, twine the 2 parts like in the photo bellow and put them in an oven tray covered with baking paper.
Let it rest for 2hours in a warm place.
10 minutes before putting the dough in the oven, preheat the oven at 190 Celsius degrees.
When the oven is hot, beat an egg yolk with some milk and a bit of salt and brush the dough.
Put the dough on the bottom shelf of the oven and cook at 180 Celsius degrees for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, cover the dough with baking paper and reduce the temperature at 170 Celsius degrees. Cook for another 20-25 minutes or until done.
When ready, take the sweet bread from the tray and let it cool on a grill. Turn on the other side after 10 minutes. Repeat the operation one more time after 10 minutes.
Let it cool well before cutting a slice.
Enjoy!
