World Flavors Cookbook

Trdelník (Chimney Cake)

Name: Trdelník (Chimney Cake)
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Slovakia
Ingredients: 500g flour, 250ml milk, 80g butter, 2 eggs, 30g yeast, sugar, cinnamon, walnuts for coating

A traditional spiral-shaped spit cake, coated in sugar and walnuts, baked over an open fire or in a special oven.

Cuisine: Slovakia

Ingredients

500g flour, 250ml milk, 80g butter, 2 eggs, 30g yeast, sugar, cinnamon, walnuts for coating

Instructions

1. Prepare a yeast dough and let it rise. 2. Cut dough into strips and wrap around a wooden or metal cylinder (trdlo). 3. Brush with butter and roll in a mixture of sugar, cinnamon, and crushed walnuts. 4. Bake until golden brown and caramelized. 5. Slide off the cylinder and serve warm.