Walnut Sweet Bread - Soft, Fluffy & Loaded with Filling | Traditional Romanian Recipe

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option, while margarine is often less expensive.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness, while brown sugar can be more economical.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water is cost-free.

Combine 300 ml of warm milk, 80 g of sugar, and 8 g of dry yeast, and mix well.

Add 600 g of flour and 6 g of salt to the mixture and mix well with a spatula.

Incorporate 60 g of melted butter and mix.

Cover the mixture and let it rise for 1 hour.

Divide the dough into 2 equal parts and cover, leaving for 10 minutes.

Add 100 g of walnuts and 80 g of brown sugar to one piece of dough and mix.

Grease the baking pan with butter and add the walnut mixture to the dough.

Repeat the process with the other piece of dough.

Cover and let rise for 20 minutes.

Brush the dough with an egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon of milk.

Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

Allergens