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Kürtőskalács (kürtőskalács)

Hungarian (Transylvanian) pastry made from leavened dough wrapped in a spiral around a wooden cylinder, then baked while turning over embers and rolled in sugar and cinnamon. Its caramelized crust and soft interior make it a specialty.

  • 1 h 50
  • 8 servings
  • Advanced
  • Budget-friendly

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

376 kcal per serving

Protein
10.8 g
Carbohydrates
65.4 g
of which sugars
23.8 g
Fat
7 g
Fiber
2.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Mix the yeast, lukewarm milk and a spoonful of sugar, then let it foam for 10 minutes.
  2. Add the flour, remaining sugar, salt, egg and melted butter; knead for 10 minutes until you have a soft dough.
  3. Let it rise 1 hour 30 minutes covered, until doubled.
  4. Mix the coating sugar with the cinnamon on a plate.
  5. Roll the dough into a long 1 cm thick strip, cut 2 cm wide strips and wind them in spirals around greased chimney molds.
  6. Let rise 30 minutes, then bake at 180 °C for about 20 minutes, until golden brown.
  7. Roll the hot chimneys in the cinnamon-sugar mixture and let cool slightly before removing the mold.

Variations and tips

Without a mold. Wrap the dough around an oiled rolling pin, baked then removed from it.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.