Hungarian Loaf

By Maverick19

This recipe comes from Jensen's Market in Blue Jay, CA, near Lake Arrowhead

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 2 small eggs
• 2 packages dry yeast
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp instant nonfat milk powder
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups pastry flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon
• Honey smear
• 1/2-1 cup whole pecans or walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Combine water, eggs, yeast, salt, granulated sugar, nonfat milk powder, shortening and flours in mixing bowl Mix for 6 minutes on medium speed. Cover and let stand 1 1/2 hours until doubled in bulk.

Add brown sugar and cinnamon and mix 1/2 minutes. Divide honey smear in half. Pour each half of honey smear into well-greased 8x4 inch loaf pans. Sprinkle bottom of each pan with half the pecans.

Divide the dough in halves and place each half in pans over honey smear.

Bake at 350 degrees F, for 35 minutes, or until bread sounds hollow when tapped.