- Why didn't the dough rise?
- Either the milk was too hot (killed the yeast), or the room was too cold. Yeast works best at 25-30°C.
- The egg curdled in the custard!
- You overheated it. Egg yolk curdles around 80°C (becomes scrambled eggs). Cook over steam, or on very low heat, stirring constantly.
Golden dumplings with vanilla custard (Aranygaluska)
Ingredients
Equipment Needed
- Large proving bowl
- Roasting tin or cake tin
- Cutter (or glass)
- Saucepan (for custard)
Allergen Information
Instructions
Activate the yeast in 100ml lukewarm, sugary milk.
Mix the flour with the salt. Add the remaining milk, egg yolks, the activated yeast and the melted butter. Knead into a smooth, shiny dough.
Prove covered for 45-60 minutes, until it doubles in size.
Roll out to finger thickness, and stamp out small scones/circles. (Or tear by hand).
Dip the balls in melted butter, then roll in the sugary walnut. Arrange them next to each other in the tin.
Prove again in the tin for 20 minutes. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 180°C.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
Prepare the custard: whisk the egg yolk until frothy with the sugar and vanilla. Heat the milk, then pour in a thin stream, stirring constantly, onto the egg (tempering).
Pour back into the saucepan, and thicken on low heat (do not boil!).
Recipe FAQ
Ingredients
- 500 g Plain flour
- 300 ml Lukewarm milk (for dough)
- 25 g Fresh yeast (or 1 packet dried)
- 3 Egg yolks (for dough)
- 50 g Sugar (into dough)
- 80 g Melted butter (into dough)
- 1 pinch Salt
- 150 g Ground walnuts (for sprinkling)
- 100 g Sugar (for walnuts)
- 100 g Melted butter (for brushing)
- 500 ml Milk (for custard)
- 3 Egg yolks (for custard)
- 3 tbsp Sugar (for custard)
- 1 pod Vanilla