Kalac’s (Kalach)

By jannycerv

Ingredients

• 8 cups flour
• 1 pound unsalted butter
• 1 pint sour cream (16 ounces)
• 12 large egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 packages yeast, dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water with 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 1/2 pounds walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Cut flour and butter together, crumble together, make well on each side, add sour cream in each – egg yolks, sugar and yeast, beat until mixed well, put in large bowl, cover and let rise double.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees, turn off, let rise inside oven 1 hour.

Filling: Beat 12 egg whites stiff, grind nutmeats and add sugar to taste. Keep some nuts (6 cups) add rest to egg whites and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread: 1 1/2 cups wet onto dough then 1 cup dry. Roll up and place in pans, cover and let rise again until it fills pan (1 hours in oven). Before baking wash with egg yolks and milk.

350 degrees
35 minutes
makes 6