(No store bought pies allowed in my house-ha!) One thing I would note is my nut filling came out way to stiff following the recipe, and I added some milk beyond the recommended amount, in order to make it more easily spreadable. They still came out amazing and were very moist. Over the course of the next year I slowly eat them all up, and then its time to bake again! Bleached or unbleached.Gold Medal? Cookies Recipes Christmas. Id like very much to make these this weekend for my gift baskets. I did half of the recipe and they Absolutely delicious!!! Spread on filling on dough. Thank you very much and Merry Christmas and God Bless The sugar seems to dissolve better and avoids some grittiness. Use 3 egg yolks.. They are delicious. Then sort of smash and carefully spread the filling with the back of a flexible scraper of the back of a large spoon carefully so you dont tear the dough. the ones my deceased MIL made had a firmer dough, but these are excellent, just more tender and soft. I have made a different version of nut rolls several times over the years but used this recipe this year instead, and I was delighted by the results. I lightly buttered two sheets of waxed paper. I hope you enjoy the nut roll! But when she baked them she put them in round cake pans. Participated in the Heirloom Recipes Contest, Participated in the Homemade Gifts Contest 2015. I love the easy to follow directions with pictures for those that have never done them before it really should help. When we were kids, my mom set it on the floor next to the heating vent to rise. do you just use saran wrap and foil? They look absolutely amazing and were the best tasting kolachi I have made. It was always a nice little bite of sweetness in each slice! We have five generations of potica bakers in the family. Thank you for sharing this recipe with viewers! Next time I will use the whole measurement of the stuffing. Made these a few days ago. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, 2 cups butter or margarine, and 6 eggs. Nut Roll - Poppy Seed Roll - Apricot Roll - Recipe - Cooks.com Thankfully, my mom isnt picky and will be happy to eat it. Every roll was huge and split on the side, with the nut filling exploding out. (we live in central Ohio). I havent, but I imagine that it would still be delicious! The rolls are filled with lekvar, a thick, soft fruit spread. Would like cheese verson of the nut roll. Is there anyway to make just 2 rolls? avoid using brown sugar that has been softened using apple slice i ruined 6 nut rolls because they were dry. Dough is VERY easy to work with. Thank you for sharing your nut roll recipe. I was looking for recipes for what we call Kolachi- My husband is from the Youngstown area and that is what these are called up there. My grandmother always made that version during Lent for what ever reason. Lost her recipe. This is called potica (po-teet-sa). Also,I use 6 egg yolks in my recipe for 4 nut rolls and use the 6 egg whites for the filling. Other than that, a hit with picky eaters in my home. I was looking for instructions on how to actually roll the nut roll, or, like many others, we called it kolachi. Help! Filling: , Web Thursday, October 20, 2022. 2 questions. 1 cup sugar.6 stiffly beaten egg whites.1 tsp. WgT did I do wrong they smelled good looked good i have my Babcis (polish for grandmother) and its so old, my dough always splits, I love mine packed with nuts, what could be the problem? Hi Justin, You only do 1 rise, but its for 3 hours after the nut rolls are assembled (see step #4). After all this, We tried it. It basically tastes like Christmas and it wouldnt be the holidays without devouring an embarrassing amount of nut roll. However, I do have a question for you! I would like to try these but wanted to double check on the timing of the dough rising. Everything better with butter! In fact, Im in the middle of rolling out the dough and decided to look up the recipe because I always forget to make the dough rectangular. So far they have arrived in perfect condition. Once you roll the filled nut roll on a clean surface, how do you move to the baking sheet? I have also not found anyone in Kentucky that knows what they are. Any sure? milk Add 1/2 teaspoon sugar to dry yeast in small bowl. We lived near Altoona/Johnstown and ate these nut rolls every single Christmas!! Thanks!! YUM! Let butter melt, when cool, add beaten egg yolks, sugar, salt and crumbled yeast and vanilla till dissolved. The dough recipe you have above is very similar, but the end product is different. I now live in the high-altitudes of Colorado. She agreed it was the real deal! They are very good but not what I want. called for on the package of yeast, once it gets to 110-115 I ADD A TEASPOON OF SUGER AND THE DRY YEAST. or are you in a proof stage? Let the dough rise then rolled it out. Take one of the disks of dough from the refrigerator and lightly flour both , Web Repeat with all eight pieces of dough. Cool to between 120 F to 130 F on an instant-read thermometer . Ive never made them because My MIL never used a recipe she just made them and they were perfect every time. The last recipe I used had me cooking the nut filling and was very wet and liquid-y. These look wonderful and will attempt to make it this year. i had a problem .rising three hours my rolls went vey flat i looked at other recipes and mow of them said to rise only about 20 minutes and one recipe said after kneading rise in bowl i hour what did i do wrong. I use the cup of sugar, and 10 cups of flower. I too was afraid to use the yeast recipes. Here are a couple of tips, skip the mixer and mix by hand. Very good. My mom used to make these but she has since past & no recipe for her apricot rolls. I have a friend who cannot have walnuts so I make the filing with pecans instead. I made this over the weekend and it reminded me of those times being at their house for the holidays. I never found one person who did not like nut roll. (typo in the last paragraph above): It should say I used 5 1/2 cups (not 5 1/5), yes I made this and we loved it, was so afraid it would not turn out or stick to the counter, after I got the nuts on rolled up beautifully, printed and keeping recipe, made 4 nut rolls,and we loved them. Growing up in Pittsburgh and moving away you never realize how much you miss stuff until they are gone. Theres a note on her recipe card: To double (4 rolls),.double everything but the egg yolks. The second time I made them, they split before I even put them into the oven. Beat until combined. I give them to my mother in law, my coworker and neighbor. And since you have 8, you can send one up here, right? Thanks for any insight. I asked my mother why hers was always so moist when all the others I had tried were, like many have said, dry and tasteless? There were 7 kids in the family. I just finished making my Christmas rolls. Roll tight. Mix well. Form dough into 7 or 8 balls. Everyone has a different preference, depending on what they grew up with, be it sweet dough, a cookie-like dough, loose filling, tight filling. This bread and filling sounds and looks the same but she baked it flat, not rolled, and cut it into squares. I wish I could be even more exact! Watch. Also, why bake only two rolls at a time? Dont let all the ingredients scare you. Next time, Ill try less flour. Mom did the egg white and sugar and nuts with the cookie filling and used this recipe for the nut roll filling. I missed them so much. My mother has long since been gone and I thought her receipe was too. My grandma has never had a recipe for it, and she changes it all the time. Holiday Treats. wonderful issues altogether, you just received a new reader. We mixed the filling ingredients first. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. i love your blog, i also am a pittsburgher! Move the oven rack one setting higher than the center. I followed the directions and the only mistake I made was rolling from the bottom up instead if side to side. Thanks again Michelle for bringing this girl from the Burgh a bit of culinary hope in 2020. I looked it up but its hard to find directions as everything varies. Can you use fat free milk? My husband has already devoured the two ends of one nutroll already. I hope your recipe is the answer I have been looking for. Hi! Filled half with nuts and half with apricot. Fill with fillings. Refriderate until ready to roll and fill. This dough was so easy to work with. I have some modifications below for those trying it themselves. My first attempt with nut rolls & they came out great. Add sour cream, milk, flour, yeast, and salt. And I get more of the filing taste then dough. Love that recipe is for 8 nut rolls! I halved the recipe and made two walnut, one poppy seed apple and one apricot roll. Anyway, my nut rolls always cracked and I think I finally figured out why. I had the same problem. butter (2 sticks) 1/3 c. sugar 1 c. milk 2 pkg. Almost as good as my mother in laws. They look delicious! Combine milk mixture along with 3/4 cup oil and yeast in a large bowl. I cut the recipe in half and used 4 1/2:c flour which seemed to be perfect. I was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, half Slovak and half Italian. Prep time 3 hours yes, not rising time. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and add the ground walnuts. When I follow her recipe it says to prick the rolls to let the steam escape. To make filling, mix together walnuts and sugar, adding enough milk or beaten egg white to . Add salt and eggs. Any help that you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I will definitely make this again. I want to print this recipe but it doesnt go to print, I cut the recipe in 1/2 they were fantastic nice soft crust I will be making this an old family recipe. Thank you for sharing. If you have a recipe, would you please share it with me? 110-115 I use a candy thermometer to make it right. I just made these for a family reunion this weekend. Does the dough have to rest before assembling the nut rolls. Thanks for sharing the recipe and rekindling some very fond holiday baking memories! Hi, Christmas would not be the same without Potecia . .NOTES: I used bread flour for the extra strength, and used 1/2 cup of buttermilk because I was out of sour cream. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Though Kolache is my Hungarian husbands favorite. This is part of their Italian heritage and food customs for holidays. I have a few of her recipes stating a handful of this type measurements LOL. Sounds like you have great memories of these nut rolls, too, backenforth. This recipe is as close to the one I know as any could be. They are fantastic. Add egg yolks and combine. Thank you. Hi Andrea, Apricot rolls sound delicious! This reminds me of slovenian patiza bread! My Hubby, Kids and I had to move from PA to TX and Xmas has not felt the same without her nut roll. It wasnt unusual to make 100 plus rolls each Christmas season. dry yeast 1 c. warm milk (105-115 deg.) I am making these for the third time since Christmas (halved the recipe each time) and they are delicious and just as I remember the way my moms nut rolls tasted. I was the queen of Kolache rolls LOL!!! Transfer the cooked fruit to a food processor and pulse 3 to 4 times until desired consistency is reached. I was baking on a cool, humid day, and had to finish proving in a warm oven (100 degrees) because they still werent ready at 3-1/2 hours. Brush dough with melted butter. Now Im seeing a different recipe online and cant find the original. I hope youll try this one and see how it compares! Do you think using a convection could have an affect on the turnout. (Romanian here :) I really loved your recipe and the images really made me want to bake a cozonac ASAP. Not thin as in almost see throughbut about 1/8 to 1/4in, think of the thickness of say a dried black bean. This nut roll recipe is a winner! When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Some of the reviews talked about the rolls splitting so I did try to put slits in each roll and also made sure that the dough was not too dry. Just be sure to wrap them completely (I use one layer of heavy duty aluminum foil and then sealed in an air-tight large ziploc bag. In a saucepan, heat milk and 1 cup butter to 120-130. make 7 nut rolls and 1 cream cheese roll. Good for you for taking some time off over the holidays we all need a little break sometimes. Enjoy! And so funny about your mom not sharing, ha! Sorry if this has been previously asked. Yesterday being cold in Ohio my dough was struggling to riseso I heated water to boiling, poured it in a glass and set it and my dough in the microwave (since my microwave is a big oneit fitted my large bowl with 10 cups-of-flour-dough oklol) you may have to do this twice as the water cools downmy dough didnt bloom like it would in summer but I could tell it rose someI turned out great! I have an old recipe from my 89 year old aunt from Pittsburgh. Thanks for all the great recipes and for sharing your adorable family! THE best! Also, I can never get my nut rolls to brown as nicely as yours. Thanks. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. Hi Kathleen, Yes, you could definitely mix the dough by hand. We grew up having these fresh Christmas morning. NUT FILLING FOR NUT ROLLS RECIPES All You Need is Food I did cut it in half and it was delicious. I kept trying different recipes, but none of them were the same. I love a fuller nut roll so I had a fairly thick layer of nut filling. Hi Kassidee, The dough is, indeed, very soft and easy to work with, but it really shouldnt have the consistency of a biscuit. You have to get the proper consistency in order to be able to spread the filling without pulling the dough out of shape after its rolled out. Thanks for your recipe; my mothers version is nearly identical but I resisted making them as I thought it was too difficult. Hi Ricky, I havent found a resolution to the blow outs either! This looks like potica my great grandparents were from Czechoslovakia. A very different dough that has no yeast or sour cream in it. So I decided that I would try her recipe, but it always broke. Can you make them into a round, wreath-like shape? Preheat the convection oven to 350F/185C. Share it with us! Any help would be appreciated, Hi Stephanie, I use King Arthur Flour unbleached for all of my baking, but I dont think the brand of bleached/unbleached would make any significant difference in this recipe. They freeze well, and I thawed one out for my sisters visit in May. Everytime I tried them, the roll would bust open in places and the filling would ooze out. I came across your recipe and thought Id try it out during Covid, when I knew we wouldnt be seeing his family. Thanks for your insights! Unfortunately, this year I found it difficult to get the poppyseed in dry form and had to settle for a pre-mixed poppyseed sold at a local grocery store. Awww! You might try piercing the rolls fully through with a fork six times before baking. To can the fruit butter, place the hot lekvar in hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch of headspace. I made this nut roll recipe and it turned out delicious. She also makes a poppyseed one. I was actually looking for recipes for yeast conversion and saw yours is the same as what I had figured out. Hi Natasha, You would likely need to bake longer since the filling would be much more dense. square. Beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until very smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. function react(obj,id, value) { Pinterest. Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @thebrowneyedbaker on Instagram so I can see it! You can use 3 packets of dry yeast in its place if you cant find cake yeast in the egg section of the grocery store. It is near the egg section. This recipe is incredibly delicious and very simple to put together. Thanks for the updated instructions. Applesauce was her big secret. I do a lot of baking, and this is the best nut roll recipe I have ever used. For fruit filling, some of our favorites are apricot, pineapple, raspberry and cherry. years ago, and SO MANY OF YOU have made it year after year for the holidays, which just makes me so ridiculously happy. Holiday Recipes. My aunt made these every year and sent them to my father-in-law, where we enjoyed them year after year. Here is an excellent recipe for walnut filling with egg whites. I split recipe in half. window.open(url, "_blank"); This recipe sounds like the one my grandmother used to make, but I didnt really want to make 8. I know that the women who made the nut rolls in our family put an egg wash on their nut rolls as well! Thanks for the extra information, Argyros. This year I got a call, mom are you going to make your nut roll this year?.My boys are picky and this recipe is a hit.