Kozunak with Walnuts

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Kozunak with Walnuts
Photo: Vvssmmaann — via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Prep90 min
Cook45 min
Total135 min

Soft, fragrant Easter dough rolled around a filling of walnuts, sugar and cinnamon – the walnut-swirled take on the traditional kozunak.

Ingredients

Serves:12
  • 600 g flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 100 g butter
  • 150 g sugar
  • 200 ml milk
  • 7 g dried yeast
  • 200 g walnuts, ground
  • 80 g sugar, for the filling
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp salt

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence
458kcal · per serving
10g
Protein
61g
Carbs
20.1g
Fat

Recipe total: 5491 kcal · P 120.2g · C 732.3g · F 240.7g

Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

  1. 1
    Mix the yeast with the milk and 1 tbsp of the sugar and leave it to foam.
  2. 2
    Beat the eggs and set 1 tbsp aside for brushing. Make a dough from the flour, the rest of the eggs, the sugar, the yeast mixture and the salt.
  3. 3
    Add the softened butter and knead into a smooth, elastic dough.
  4. 4
    Leave to rise for 1½ hours.
  5. 5
    Roll out into a rectangle and spread with the filling of walnuts, sugar and cinnamon.
  6. 6
    Roll up into a log, place in a greased tin and leave for 30 minutes.
  7. 7
    Brush with the reserved egg and bake at 180°C for 40–45 minutes.
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Questions and answers

How long does Kozunak with Walnuts take to make?

About 135 minutes: 90 min prep and 45 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Kozunak with Walnuts?

9 ingredients: flour, eggs, butter, sugar, milk, dried yeast, walnuts, ground cinnamon, salt.

How many servings does this Kozunak with Walnuts recipe make?

12 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Kozunak with Walnuts?

About 458 kcal, with 10 g protein, 61 g carbohydrate and 20.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Kozunak with Walnuts?

Kozunak with Walnuts comes from Bulgarian cuisine.

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