- What if I don't have a baking spit?
- Use kitchen roll tubes covered in foil or empty beer cans! Bake them standing up on the baking tray.
Chimney cake style rolls (Gyertyánkenyér)
Although its name ('Hornbeam Bread') might come from its shape or an old regional name, this recipe is a home-made, oven-baked version of the classic charcoal-grilled Chimney Cake (Kürtőskalács). Beneath the crisp crust of caramelised sugar hides a fluffy, soft yeast dough.
Ingredients
500
g
Plain flour
250
ml
Lukewarm milk
25
g
Fresh yeast
100
g
Melted butter
2
units
Egg yolks
50
g
Icing sugar (for dough)
1
packet
Vanilla sugar
1
pinch
Salt
200
g
Granulated sugar (for coating)
2
tbsp
Ground cinnamon
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Equipment Needed
- Beer cans or kitchen roll tubes covered in foil (instead of a baking spit)
- Brush for glazing
Allergen Information
Cereals containing gluten
Milk
Eggs
Instructions
1
✓
Bloom the yeast in the lukewarm, sugary milk.
Tip: If the yeast doesn't foam up in 10 minutes, start again, because the yeast is dead.
2
✓
Knead a soft dough from the flour, egg yolks, butter, pinch of salt and the bloomed yeast.
Tip: Add the fat (butter) at the end of kneading so it doesn't inhibit the yeast's work at the beginning.
3
✓
Prove in a warm place until doubled in size (approx. 1 hour).
Tip: Draughts are the enemy of yeast dough.
4
✓
Roll out the dough, cut into 2 cm wide strips, and wind onto the oiled forms so the edges overlap slightly. Roll on the table to stick them together.
Tip: Press the cylinder slightly against the table while rolling for an even surface.
5
✓
Brush with melted butter, roll in granulated sugar, and bake at 200°C (preferably standing up) until the sugar caramelises.
Tip: Turn halfway through if not baking evenly. Sprinkle the cinnamon ONLY AFTER BAKING, because cinnamon burns in the oven and becomes bitter!
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Ingredients
- 500 g Plain flour
- 250 ml Lukewarm milk
- 25 g Fresh yeast
- 100 g Melted butter
- 2 units Egg yolks
- 50 g Icing sugar (for dough)
- 1 packet Vanilla sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
- 200 g Granulated sugar (for coating)
- 2 tbsp Ground cinnamon