Flavor is great but Ive never made anything that looked so ugly! READ MORE >, 2008-2023 Brown Eyed Baker. Absolutely delish!!!!! Thanks for that tip, makes so much sense, will try it next time! To my excitement, the nut roll was right on the front page. My aunt made these every year and sent them to my father-in-law, where we enjoyed them year after year. I mark my board with a magic marker to the size I need for this recipe. My moms family is from south of Pittsburgh and these nut rolls look just like my grandmas! Here is an excellent recipe for walnut filling with egg whites. Thank you so much for your receipe but even more for the pictures and instructions on how to roll the roll! Hi Barb, You place the assembled nut rolls on a baking sheet, then cover them loosely with plastic wrap, and let them raise. I give them to my mother in law, my coworker and neighbor. Usually I just cut with a butter knife. We all loved the rolls and I have been trying to find a suitable recipe for years. Every single time my rolls split open when baking. They are generally pretty soft and not like cookies, more like a danish. Your nut roll dough is outstanding. My grandma has never had a recipe for it, and she changes it all the time. Those look delicious, though Id probably divide by like 8 before making! It was the only nut roll (kolachi) I ever really liked because it wasnt dry like so many are. Apricot Rolls Recipe - (4.3/5) - Keyingredient Melted butter can be brushed on the top of each of the long rolls before baking if you want the dough to be slightly more crisp. Leave about 1 on all sides of the rectangle with no filling. And I definitely here you on holiday kitchen fatigue this is an intense recipe to come back to. What size mixer do you use? And yes every recipe Ive tried from this site has been fantastic! Thanks again Michelle for bringing this girl from the Burgh a bit of culinary hope in 2020. I like the nut roll to be moist and lots of filling, cant wait to make this! I think the alternate filling you describe is poppy seed filling. I cant wait to take a batch of these to my relatives! Made these a few days ago. Her recipe also calls for a 2 ounce cake yeast, which I can no longer find in my area. Char, perfectly moist and rises beautifully. Hi Natasha, You would likely need to bake longer since the filling would be much more dense. Thank you so much for this recipe. We split the dough and filling in equal parts before rolling. I used to see poppyseed filling in the baking section at the grocery store. I bought one today from a Polish store and it was good but NOT the same. Superb. Switch to the dough hook, reduce the mixer speed to low, and add the flour a little at a time, until the dough does not feel sticky but is still soft and supple. Add cinnamon, if using. Hi Michele, You can divide all of the ingredients by 4 if you just want to make two rolls. My mom also used to put raisins . After it is rolled, with the seam on the bottom, I sort ofgive the ends a mild karate chop and fold those ends under the roll. Sadly, none of my generation of family (cousins, etc) make these. When we were kids, my mom set it on the floor next to the heating vent to rise. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles coarse meal. I moved away and my grandma passed, so it was no longer in the rotation. I actually have entered 2 of the current contests - Heirloom Recipes and Homemade Gifts. They are very good but not what I want. Holiday Treats. Its fun to make and very easy to follow. This is very close, in fact, it looks like the Nut Roll Recipe for the dough. Hi Rose, No, I dont brush with anything. Gary, Hi Gary, My grandma always made a walnut roll cookie for Thanksgiving and the filling sounds like the one youre looking for ground walnuts, egg whites, butter here is the recipe it might help! made these Christmas 2014, and they were the best Ive ever had. You can always add more but you cant take it out. I make 4 batches & use 5# plus of flour per batch along with 5# of ground walnuts per batch. The filling did come out in places slightly after baking them but not much really and its not an issue. I made these yesterday. All of the rolls split open at the sides oozing the filling onto the pan. Which isnt really a bad thing to have to do! Beat until thoroughly blended. Roll each ball into a 9 inch circle. Wonderful nut rolls, made them for Christmas. Awesome post, Michelle. Combine flour, sugar and salt. Merry Christmas to you! I am thinking fabulous!? These were so like my husbands moms nut rolls that he got misty-eyed. Store in refrigerator or can also be frozen. how thick to roll out the dough and how thick is the filling needed to be. When the dough is finished rising, we take a small ball of dough and roll it out like pie dough (only very thin) and then spread homemade strawberry preserves, sprinkle chopped nuts and a thin layer of sugar. Thank you in advance for the information. I used it to make my first rolls. My mother is Czech and 96 years old so doesnt bake anymore. MICHELLE Thank you so much for bringing my grandmas German Nut Roll recipe back to me. By the way this is a wonderful detailed recipe. Roshky (Slovak Cookies) Recipe - Food.com We are all Slovaks from both sides and my mom made them every Christmas until she passed away in 2009 at 88. $(obj).find('span').text(response); My grandmother used to grind the walnuts by hand and took the recipe to her grave. :), OMG Here researching the filling for nut rolls. So excited to see these and have directions! Do you have any suggestions? (Romanian here :) I really loved your recipe and the images really made me want to bake a cozonac ASAP. I was baking on a cool, humid day, and had to finish proving in a warm oven (100 degrees) because they still werent ready at 3-1/2 hours. So what Ive always wondered was.how long can they stay froZen for? You can put the oven on for like a minute to get some warmth going, and then pop it in there. The oven? I thought my Ukraine Grandmother made the best nut roll in Pittsburgh, however, I was mistaken. Your Filling for nuts recipe is the best I have ever had. The vey thin dough some of you are referring to is strudel dough & that has a cottage cheese or Apple filling. Mix well. I wanted to comment on my first time making the nut rolls and the problem with them splitting during baking. Hi Karen, I dont think Id recommend freezing them unbaked. Hello, made these today! In oven they went sorta flat Thank you. Move the oven rack one setting higher than the center. I live at high altitude. Roll tight. But I am willing to try again! Aww I hope you enjoy these if you give them a shot! Everything was beautiful until I started the baking. Very yummy. Thank you so much for sharing! They look delicious! Just push the knife straight in about an inch or so, 4 or 5 times on the sides of each roll. I made the recipe as written but have learned a few tricks while making it this year that worked for me. At first glance it might look like a lot of work (8 nut roll!) Beat on high for 3 minutes. This recipe is excellent. Really good recipe. Thank you for sharing your recipe! Sylvia. Reply Any thoughts on where they come from? I used to make nut roll and of course, my mom was a wonderful baker. My Hubby, Kids and I had to move from PA to TX and Xmas has not felt the same without her nut roll. I weighed all of the ingredients to the recipe. I made this and while the taste was great, I found the dough to be really oily to work with. THANK YOU! They freeze well, and I thawed one out for my sisters visit in May. They were amazing. Dough is VERY easy to work with. I love that someone elses grandma used the butternut flavoring in their biscotti!! But I agree, need to find a recipe for the poppy filling! salt 4 c. flour 4 tbsp. Id like very much to make these this weekend for my gift baskets. Divide dough into 5 balls and refrigerate overnight. https://www.browneyedbaker.com/celebrating-2-years-of-blogging-with-italian-walnut-pillow-cookies/. Is it room temperature or warmer? Im so glad I stumbled across this recipe. Good luck, Sylvia. It never seemed to reach that soft dough phase, but I was too worried about adding too much flour, so I stopped at the 9 cups. I halve the recipe as I only have enough pans to make 4 LARGE rolls. Made the 8 but didnt brown on the bottom plus the sides blew out with filling what can I do?? This recipe will make 7 or 8 twelve inch loaves, or some dough may be reserved for lekvar squares. These look so much like my moms, and I want to make them. Ive always been afraid to try it until a few years go when I came across this recipe. Web Dec 6, 2015 - Slovak Kolache (Nut Rolls): Kolache, or nut rolls, have been a Christmas and Easter favorite in my family for at least 5 generations. Have made these nutrolls this year & they are great!!! Now its my turn to try and make them. I had a quick question though, have you ever tried making the filling with brown sugar? Categories Yeast Bread. Left in for 25 /30 minutes HELP can I put back in oven next day and turn bottom side up, I know lots of your recipes have measurements in gramsbut for this one the flour says 9 10 cups grams of flour. Ive been making Potica for 50 years. My grandparents immigrated to Cleveland from Poland. Fill with fillings. My mom used egg whites in the filling also. I am 92, I have made nut roll many years. Drain well. Sure was nice finding your web site, did you also have Pirohy and Cold Dough cookies at XMass? Place the seam of the dough on the bottom when baking, which prevents the roll from expanding and the dough separating as it bakes. Im wondering if perhaps they didnt get puffy enough. I make poppy seed roll for him with this recipe. So, we are thrilled to try this! Also, I have learned that in Croatia this is called Orehnjaca. Cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer, until light and fluffy. Could it be too many nuts or a filling that was too wet. I have these in the oven now and they are seriously incredible, I think even better than my Hungarian grandmothers! Slowly add 1 pound of flour. The secret, she said, was in the filling. Thank you for posting it! Made it many times and it always turns out fine. (I cannot find cake yeast). Even better, it didnt require the wafer-thin rolling great-grandma used to do. I used just over 9 cups of flour but ended up making only 7 rolls. For the cream cheese filling: stir together the room temp cream cheese with the powdered sugar until smooth. Also, letting it sit 15-30 minutes before shaping makes any egg dough easier to roll out without it contracting back upmaddening! Once frozen how long is their shelf life? This recipe has similar ingredients to my moms recipe, but hers makes 2 nut rolls. This is a keeper! I put in half the require amount, those loafs were better. Unfortunately, I made the 8-roll recipe! I blame 2020. When I found this receipe it sounded so very close to my mothers but with one very big difference. Dust each side of the dough with flour. Merry Christmas!! Im a seasoned baker and have a few questions to clarify. Brings out the walnut flavor and makes a world of difference! Just have the apricot preserves ready in a small bowl. Next, make the kolaches: warm the milk in a microwave-safe bowl for about 30 seconds until lukewarm. Measure warm water in bowl; sprinkle yeast, stir until dissolved. Maybe I have to go for cake yeast. Beat thoroughly until dough does not stick to hands. I am about to make it again this year. I cannot wait to see how these are. Follow the recipe to at T and the process is flawless. It was delicious. I saw your recipe and shared the memory with my 18 year old son. It really is a wonderful keepsake, boxbbcar. OMG the best nut rolls ever. Wow! Slowly add flour mixture and mix until combined and smooth. I have made your recipe ever since you posted it several years ago. One extra helpful note - kolache can be frozen and kept for a later date. Due to requests from family and friends, I have to make 3 batches at Christmas. Thank you for the recipe it was very easy to follow your wonderful directions and delicious to eat! The tops split open, but taste heavenly, thanks for sharing recipe, which was very easy to follow. Thanks so much because Gramma Ks recipe card was pretty sketchy with the info. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, mixing just until combined. I followed the directions exactly and they all split. I would like to try this but only 1/2. We also make poppy seed rolls praying we can get the cake yeast to rise! I did one hour turned out great- I always use fast acting yeast to save time. I made this nut roll recipe and it turned out delicious. I look forward to trying this recipe. Today. I have been baking these for the last 4 years and the flavor is outstanding. My first taste came by way of my Hungarian great-grandmother. I love this recipe and its the only one I ever use!! How did you divide the egg measurement? Roll out each ball on a lightly floured board to a rectangle. i love your blog, i also am a pittsburgher! THE best! Thanks as always! When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. We lived near Altoona/Johnstown and ate these nut rolls every single Christmas!! I just started adding these in by the 1/4 t so not sure exactly how much I added but I would say 1/2 1 t cinnamon and 1/4 1/2 t ground cloves; 3) Too little filling per roll leaving end product with too high a bread-to-filling ratio. Punch down and place on a flat surface. I think I would have to halve it, I dont know is too much! Ive lost the recipe and dont know how much coconut they used or what the purpose was. This looks amazing. The dough also can be cut into 2 inch squares and the filling added to the middle of the square. If you have to add and add more flower, your yeast was not right. Do you have any suggestions? Ours were made with Pecans, not walnuts. 1. Use an egg white wash over the top of the nut roll. I have her recipe, but I live in the mountains and with the altitude her recipe would come out too dry. They look great, too. . Its that time of year again. Hi Marie, My grandmas were always a little on the wide side. I used to give my mom one nut roll for Christmas, then I learned that she wont share with my dad, so now they each get their own. My aunt always used the egg yolks in the dough and the egg whites in the filling. Use 3 egg yolks.. The filling will come out on the ends if Im not careful but should I be adding something else to this so it wont run. Ive never had a nut roll before and these look delicious! Ive been trying to find a recipe for my husbands Omas nut bread. I had the same problem. The version I have is very similar and was passed down to me from my husbands grandmother. This nut roll recipe is a winner! Add sugar, lemon juice, and just enough water to barely cover the fruit. Tried your recipe and it tastes wonderful, but the sides blew out! All the old timers are gone, so no one to ask. Can you make them into a round, wreath-like shape? Thank you, Sylvia. I made there yesterday, made a 1/2 recipe let me tell you they are Definitely Delicious I did add more vanilla then it called for ! Thank you for this. $('.h-btn').on('click', function(e) { Hi can I substitite with dry yeast??? Hi Jessica, Ive never tried it, you might be able to refrigerate overnight, but I probably wouldnt leave it longer than that. Ive made this every year for the Christmas season and its absolutely incredible and perfect in every way! Ive left a comment for these twice, but never reviews They are Delicious! Recipe was given to my mom from my fathers Romanian family. Going to try it with your changes, we used pecans instead of walnuts. I am of Croatian decent. Cover with a towel and let rise 1 hour. do i have to prick the tops of the nut roll before baking. Hi Laura, Oh how fun! Definitely will make again. Topping: 100g flour, 100g powdered sugar, 50g butter. The dough raised (in fact, my loaves grew together), but the dough split while rising, & it didnt bake to a nice brown like what is shown in the pictures. What can you tell me about this. dry yeast 1/2 tsp. Again, many thanks for a great recipe. Original recipe says 3 packets, so should 2 packets work? Sorry to be late to the party. I left them to rise and baked later that afternoon. You might not need all the flour. 2. Glad your dad gets his own now :). I only let sit for about 1 hour so the dough is thinner. Can you use premade dough for this recipe? My wifes grandma used to make a Kolache like this recipe. Though I too have trouble finding the fresh yeast and have substituted the active dry instead. I also used this recipe for poppy seed rolls but I did not use store-bought filling. Tasted just like the ones my grandmother made when I was little. My Mom always made these and her recipe came from a friend of Eastern European descent. Also, divide the dough into balls and wrap in wax paper and place in refrigerator over night. I think i used a little too much filling because the dough split a little: however, everyone I gave them to said they were great. Hello! I dont see a resting time for the dough in your step by step directions. Thank you for add a bit of fond holiday memories with this recipe! Start by making the dough: Add 1 / 4 cup of warmed milk to yeast with a pinch of sugar and set aside to rise. Hi Maria, Yes, you can substitute with dry yeast. Ive never added graham crackers to the nut mixture. Then I remembered after rolling up the nut roll on the second 2, I pulled the edge around the finished roll to make sure nut filling was encased and then pinched the dough together. My rolls seem to be more like ovals. Somehow I missed this until this morning so if this question has been asked & answered I apologize. Thanx and Happy Holidays. I live in NE Ohio and get cake yeast at Giant Eagle. Oh, and I forgot! Brush the edges with egg yolk. I grew up in Northeatern Pa and my moms family is Slovak/Polish and they would always make kolachi at Christmas and Easter. Next year -proofing box/resting box will be built and used!). Even our local bakeries used dry yeast. It was his grandmothers recipe that she taught him as a boy. Thanks for being such a tremendous resource! I hope youll give these a try and that they become one of your Christmas traditions as well! Dec 30, 2022 - Posts about Apricot Roll written by Sheena. I believe that anyone can learn to confidently make recipes worthy of celebration. It tasted so close to my wifes grandmas version. Every roll was huge and split on the side, with the nut filling exploding out. I put the amount of filling on the waxed paper, buttered side up. I cant find my hard copy at home and it may not have been archived. Czechoslovakian Kolache Cookies Recipe | Land O'Lakes Cookie Recipes. Apricot Roll - Recipe - Cooks.com I love a fuller nut roll so I had a fairly thick layer of nut filling. This recipe is spot on to what my grandmother made or what we could buy at Hough Bakery. I have used dry yeast, 1 and 1/2 packets and the amount of water recommended on the package for that amount of yeast. So, I was not sure which one I should make. Marie. These are called potica in my Slovenian/Italian family. This year I got a call, mom are you going to make your nut roll this year?.My boys are picky and this recipe is a hit. Try a family run marker, they usually carry this for the holidays. They look delicious! Heat up the mixture on the stove. THANK YOU so much for sharing this recipe!! Im pretty excited to be trying this recipe! I remember my grandmother making them with Nuts, Apricots, Prunes, poppy seed and I vaguely remember a Raspberry version as well, but she was pretty inventive. Mix on medium speed until smooth and well-combined, about 2 to 3 minutes. Since her death, I have tried unsucessfully to make them like she did. Hi Michelle, I am very interested in the yolk-in-the-dough, whites in the filling recipe! I see there are some differences in this one and the older one. Let dough come almost to room temprature before rolling. We made it today and it is delish! yes my mother in law use to make this for me and the kids and we all loved it so delicious now i am making it all the time love it. These nut rolls look wonderful! What do you use to bake your rolls? Thanks for the extra information, Argyros. Preview See Also: Apricot roll recipe slovak polish Show details Slovak Apricot Roll Recipe Share Recipes Does anyone have a good recipe for the poppy seed filling or apricot filling used in these rolls instead of nuts. I too was afraid to use the yeast recipes. I was dreaming of my grandmothers biscotti recipe which used butternut flavoring, and I found it here as well! Would you be able to share the amounts to use when cutting the recipe in half? Can this recipe be halved? Seems a very short time. She made this every Xmas. I moved from Pittsburgh Pa 15 years ago and every Christmas I miss the nut and poppy seed rolls. for baking success. Careful weighed out the dough and nut mixture in grams so they would be equal. Drives me crazy because I keep making them to see what Im doing wrong and cant figure it out. My question is that I have used this same recipe & just substituted apricot filling instead of the nuts. 2. Enjoy! I just spent the day making these nut rolls. Interestingly, it was my Aunt who made this treat for the family every year. Good luck! Nice recipe I just want to know how many times should I let the dough rise? Brush dough with melted butter. Ethnic treats tend to be way beyond the ordinary stuff pumped out by manufacturers, thanks for sharing some family history. Thanks for the awesome recipe. I threw out the dough, I want to try it again but kinda nervous about it. Never had a nut roll, but I am sure I would like it:). Thank you! I decided I would usevrhis recipe instead of my moms because I lived the idea of the sour cream in the dough. Your site is where Ive found so many similar ones, it certainly must be a Pittsburgh thing, although I wouldve never guessed initially and only came to the conclusion after scouring the internet for some nostalgia. Filling: , Web Thursday, October 20, 2022. I also remember a nut filling using whipped egg whites. Ive been making these and dough for 50 years and if the recipe calls for 5 cups of flour it will take most of it but start paying attention when you start using that last cup. Hi Tom, The addition of the teaspoon of sugar helps to give the yeast a little bit of a boost. Thanks for the post, I grew up in Ohio with these every Easter and Christmas, but I live in Minnesota now and no one here (except for the ones that know me) had ever heard or had these nut roll before! Lorraine. xo. (There are several different versions of this recipe in FCSLA Slovak-American Cookbook which can be purchased from the FCSLA website.) Knead again for 3 minutes. So, Im hoping it all goes well. So far they have arrived in perfect condition. What would you suggest about your submit that you simply made a few days ago? In a separate bowl, mix lekvar with lemon juice and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. I have yetto find a recipe that almost mirrors her fabulous poppyseed rolls. This is an old Slovak recipe. So glad to have run into this exchange. I, too, usually have trouble with them splitting/ filling coming out, so I will try your flour trick this year. Ive never done another filling; if you try one, let me know how it works out! Ive been making nut roll for many, many years using my husbands Croatian grandmothers recipe. Also, 20 min wasnt enough time to bake, they looked raw inside. It was such a hit with even the young adults who remembered their grandmother making it. YUM! My great-grandmother brought the basic recipe with her from the former Czechoslovakia, now the Slovak Republic, in the early 1900s. I also used the recommendation from one on the reviews about making a belly button on the ends. Not thin as in almost see throughbut about 1/8 to 1/4in, think of the thickness of say a dried black bean. Ive never had nut rolls before, but they look very good! Im wondering if its a bit too much flour and its making the dough too dry and more prone to cracking/splitting. Your instructions as well as tips are very helpful. Remove to the counter and allow to cool before storing in a cool, dry, dark place. Thank you so much for the kind words, Merry Christmas to you! I reinforce the box with additional cardboard and wrap the wrapped/sealed nut rolls in bubble wrap. That would save a lot of time when Im ready to make the filling and make the rolls. thank you. Pat, I divide my nut mixture equally into two bowls. 2 questions. If so do I thaw before baking ? I make 3 nut rolls slightly smaller so they fit inside the USPS priority mail box and send 3 to my MIL. Easiest rolling dough I have ever worked with. Im convinced that the issue had to do with the dough being too dry and, as a result, cracking and splitting, which can cause the filling to come out. Poppy seed is another version, but I was unable to get ground poppy seeds, so I bought a jarred filling from the grocery store. Hi Devon, I have never done so and dont know how it would up to the filling. I'd love to have one with coffee this morning. xoxoxox. Can you recommend something that will make the dough bake well but not become stiff or hard. These nuts rolls look amazing. Our recipe also uses 10 cups of flour (about=like you said, flour amounts vary) and I get 7-10 loaves every year from the same recipe. lol. Ive tried everything I could think of smaller rolls, larger rolls, more filling, less filling, thinner, thicker. I do add golden raisins to the nuts. Are you talking about this recipe in particular, or nut rolls in general? I came upon yours. Shop. I did add a little maple flavoring to my nut mixture which I like. I am so glad I found this recipe! My first attempt with nut rolls & they came out great. Hello! Yours look beautiful! Thanks again. All of the family look forward to them around the holidays-not just Christmas but Easter, too! We have been trying for years to recreate her recipe! Any suggestions to get them more uniformly brown? Mmmmmm.love nut roll!! Thanks, Your recipe is almost exactly like my grandmothers Kolace recipe which she brought with her when she emigrated to America in the early 1900s. I make these every year and love them as gifts. Im so sorry you lost your mom, but I hope these nut roll bring back some wonderful memories :). Divide dough into 3 pieces, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight. I like the fact that you can freeze the rolls and pop em out whenever you need them. My, my, these sound tasty. I made this over the weekend and it reminded me of those times being at their house for the holidays. She passed away when I was a teen. So glad to know that I am not the only family where this was called kolache! I had forgotten that my Hungarian grandmother used to whip the eggs whites before someone mentioned it in the comments. I originally shared this nut roll recipe with you nearly six (SIX!) Try piercing the rolls bf putting them in the oven, to let steam escape. The filling is made a little differently. Cut dough into 3-inch squares; top each with 1 teaspoon preserves. If it sticks to your fingers then add a little more flour. Thanks! For fresh cake yeast, youll want a lower temperature to activate the yeast, while the active dry yeast requires a higher temperature. Thank You! Allow them to cool, then wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then in foil. The one thing xtra in my recope is cinnamon added to the nut mixture. Would I be able to mix the dough by hand? I lost it a few years back, and since my mother is deceased, I could not get it from her. I too hit a wall after the holidays, wherein I was asked to make 6 different cheesecakes, one of which was peanut-butter fudge (only the best) But now I feel empowered again! Those look delicious-does the dough need to rise before you fill them? I cant thank you enough for this recipe there so close to the ones my mother in law use to make , This recipe is really good and I like only 1 rise, I made it last year, I kneaded it by hand and it came out wonderful,my son got me a kitchen aid stand mixer that Christmas.