Rustic Walnut Strudel

It is bucketing down here in my town!...and it's cold! 14*C - that's very cold for our weather, and it's not winter yet. Brrr! Time to switch my oven on and bake something soft and comforting.

Ingredients:
Dough-
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp yeast
1 cup milk, warm
80 g butter, melted
4 yolks
1 egg
80 g sugar
pinch of salt
vanilla and lemon zest, to liking
Filling-
4 egg whites
250 g walnuts, grounded
100 g sugar
cinnamon, optional

Method:
Make a soft dough from all listed ingredients (by machine or by hand), cover and let it rise in a warm spot. When doubled in size, roll out to a rectangle. Mix egg whites sugar and walnuts into a paste. Spread over the dough rectangle and roll into a sausage. Twist around itself into a circle and place onto a baking tray (a glass can be inserted in the middle to keep the shape). Switch oven to 180*C; make a few cuts into the dough and bake for 35+ minutes.


Rustična Štrudla sa Orasima

Pljusti vec danima!...i hladno je! 14*C - to je hladno za nase vremenske prilike, a jos niti zima nije stigla. Brrr! Vrijeme da se ukljuci rerna i ispece nesto toplo i mirisno.

Potrebno:
Tijesto-
4 solje brasna
1 1/2 k instant kvasca
1 solja mlijeka, mlakog
80 gr, maslaca, otopljenog
4 zumanca
1 jaje
80 gr secera
malo soli
vanila i korica limuna, prema zelji
Fil-
4 bjelanca
250 gr oraha, mljevenih
100 gr secera
malo cimeta (opciono)

Nacin:
Umijesite mekano tijesto (mikser, mashina ili ruke), pokrijte i ostavite nadoci.
Razvaljajte u pravougaonik, premazite sa masom od bjelanjaka, secera i oraha i zarolajte. Uvrnite strudlu oko sebe i postavite na tepsiju (deblja casa moze biti postavljena u sredinu da ocuva oblik). Ukljucite rernu na 180*C. Kada je zagrijana, napravite nekoliko rezova na povrsini strudle i pecite oko 35+ minuta.