World Flavors Cookbook

Kürtőskalács (Chimney Cake)

Name: Kürtőskalács (Chimney Cake)
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Hungary
Ingredients: 500g flour; 250ml milk; 2 eggs; 80g butter; Yeast; Sugar for coating; Walnuts or cinnamon.

A hollow, cylindrical yeast cake with a caramelized sugar crust, often coated in walnuts or cinnamon.

Cuisine: Hungary

Ingredients

500g flour
250ml milk
2 eggs
80g butter
Yeast
Sugar for coating
Walnuts or cinnamon.

Instructions

1. Prepare a sweet yeast dough. 2. Cut into long strips. 3. Wrap the strips around a wooden cylinder. 4. Roll in sugar. 5. Roast over charcoal or in a special oven until the sugar is caramelized. 6. Remove the cylinder to reveal the "chimney" shape.