Walnut Roll Guzvara

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cupsall-purpose flour, for dough
• 1/4 cupsuperfine sugar, for dough
• yeast, quantity unclear; approximately 14g (2 sachets) instant yeast
• 1/2 tspsalt
• 3/4 cupmilk, for dough
• 2eggs, beaten; for dough
• 2 tbspbutter, for dough
• 1 1/4 cupswalnuts, chopped or ground; for filling
• 6 tbspbutter, for filling
• 6 tbspbrown sugar, for filling
• 1 tspcinnamon, ground; for filling
• 2 tbspmilk, for brushing top after baking
• powdered sugar, for dusting generously after baking

Method

1. 1

   Mix all the dough ingredients together and knead well. Cover and leave to rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours.

2. 2

   Punch down the dough and knead lightly. Divide into two equal pieces. Roll each into an oblong roughly 30 x 20cm.

3. 3

   Mix the walnuts, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon together for the filling. Divide between the two oblongs and spread evenly.

4. 4

   Roll each oblong up as tightly as possible into a 30cm sausage. Place the two rolls side by side on a greased baking sheet, touching each other. Cover and leave to rise for 40 minutes.

5. 5

   Heat oven to 400°F / 425F. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until well risen and golden brown. The bread should sound hollow when the base is tapped.

6. 6

   Remove from the oven and immediately brush the top with milk, then sift a generous layer of powdered sugar over the hot rolls.