Hungarian Beigli

Total Time: 24 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• 500 g self raising flour
• 1 -2 teaspoon dry yeast
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 250 g butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup sour cream or 1 cup pure cream
• 300 g walnuts, crushed
• 200 g caster sugar
• 1 lemon, rind of
• 100 g sultanas
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 to make the dough:.
• 2 put sugar, butter, egg yolks and sour cream or cream in a food processor and process well.
• 3 add flour and yeast and process again.
• 4 put in fridge overnight.
• 5 next day, take dough out about 1 and a half hours before baking to let thaw.
• 6 to make filling:.
• 7 make a syrup by boiling the water and sugar.
• 8 stir in walnuts.
• 9 remove from heat and stir in sultanas.
• 10 allow to cool.
• 11 to fill dough:.
• 12 dividide dough in three parts and roll out each part to about half a centimetre thick.
• 13 spread some filling on each part and roll up like a swiss roll.
• 14 place in baking dish, brush with and egg yolk and put in a warm spot for one hour to rise.
• 15 brush with egg whites and put in the fridge for half an hour more, this makes the dough shiny when baked.
• 16 bake in a moderately hot (about 200 degrees celsius) oven for 35-40 minutes.