Masnitza
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
- 14 cup warm water
- 34 cup warm milk
- 14 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 14 cup melted butter
- 3 12-3 34 cups flour
- 1 egg
- 4 (10 ounce) packages english walnuts, finely ground
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 lemon, juice of
- For the Filling:.
- Combine the nuts, sugar and water and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add the lemon juice and let cool.
- For the Dough:.
- Dissolve the yeast in water.
- Stir in the milk, sugar, salt, egg and butter.
- Mix in flour until dough is easy to handle.
- Turn out onto lightly floured board; let stand 10 minutes.
- Knead until smooth and elastic.
- Round up into greased bowl and turn to coat.
- Cover with damp cloth and let rise until double in size, about 2 hours.
- Punch down, round up on board and let rest 15 minutes.
- Roll dough out paper thin on a floured cloth into a rectangle approximately 20x30 inches.
- Spread filling over dough.
- Starting at wide side, lift cloth and let dough roll up like a jelly-roll.
- Seal edges.
- Roll like a snail.
- Place on greased oblong cookie sheet and let rise for 1 hour.
- Bake at 325F for 40-45 minutes.
- Let cool before slicing.
yeast, water, warm milk, sugar, salt, butter, flour, egg, english walnuts, sugar, water, lemon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/masnitza-273168 (may not work)