Victoria Skonieczki's (Grandmom's) Nut Roll (Makowiec)

This Polish/Czech holiday roll is great as a dessert or breakfast treat. This bread may be filled with nut meats or a poppy seed filling.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 42 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 27 mins
• Calories: 303 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 3 large eggs at room temperature
• 3 tablespoons maple flavoring
• 6 cups sifted all-purpose flour, divided, or as needed
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.75 cup butter
• 7.5 cups walnuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place walnuts in a food processor. Process until roughly ground.

Step 3

Melt 3/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar until dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add ground walnuts and maple flavoring; stir to combine.

Step 4

Mix 2 cups flour, yeast, 3 tablespoons sugar, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 5

Combine sour cream, 1 cup butter, and water in a saucepan over low heat. Warm until melted, about 2 minutes; do not boil. Remove from heat; let stand until cool enough to dip a finger in, about 3 minutes.

Step 6

Add sour cream mixture to the flour mixture slowly. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl as you go. Add eggs and 1 additional cup flour; stir briefly to combine. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes more. Stir in remaining flour 1 cup at a time until a soft dough forms.

Step 7

Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead several times and roll into a ball. Let rise for 10 minutes. Grease 2 jelly roll pans.

Step 8

Divide dough into 4 pieces; roll each out to a 14x12-inch rectangle. Spread 1/4 of the filling over each rectangle, leaving a 1-inch space around all edges. Roll each up lengthwise, jelly-roll fashion; pinch seams closed. Place, seams down, on the prepared pans. Cover with a damp cloth; let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

Step 9

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 35 minutes. Place rolls on a rack to cool completely, 2 to 3 hours.