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Cozonac
Romania
Romania's most important celebration bread. Every Romanian child associates its smell with Christmas morning.
Romanian sweet bread — a rich, enriched dough rolled around a walnut and cocoa filling, braided and baked. Romania's Christmas and Easter bread.
Prep
90 mins
Cook
45 mins
Difficulty
Hard
Calories
465 kcal
Serves
2
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
600gstrong flour
7gdried yeast
250mlwarm milk
150gsugar
100gbutter
4eggs
zest of 1lemon
300gwalnuts, ground
100gsugar for filling
50gcocoa powder
ruma splash
Method
1
Make enriched dough. Prove 1 hour.
2
Mix walnuts, sugar, cocoa and rum for filling.
3
Roll dough thin. Spread filling. Roll tightly. Place in loaf tin.
4
Prove 45 minutes. Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes.
Chef's Tip
Don't rush the double prove — enriched dough needs both proves for a light texture.
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