Hungarian Walnut Roll (Diós Bejgli)

Prep Time: 40 minutes
Rise Time: 1 hour
Bake Time: 35–40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

For the Dough

• 500 g (4 cups) all-purpose flour
• 250 g (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 25 g (1 oz) fresh yeast or 7 g (2¼ tsp) active dry yeast
• 100 ml (⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) warm milk
• 50 g (¼ cup) granulated sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 whole egg
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Walnut Filling

• 300 g (3 cups) finely ground walnuts
• 150 g (¾ cup) granulated sugar
• 120 ml (½ cup) warm milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
• 50 g (⅓ cup) raisins (optional)

For Finishing

• 1 egg yolk
• 1 egg white