Kalacs (Hungarian Cinnamon Swirl Bread)
Kiffles (kiflis) are traditional hungarian cream cheese pastry cookies with assorted fruit and nut fillings like apricot.
Recipe Summary Kalacs (Hungarian Cinnamon Swirl Bread)
My husband's aunt passed along this super-easy recipe for this Hungarian sweet bread, and I made a couple of revisions to my family's taste. Cinnamon, poppy seed, or walnuts are a traditional filling. Her recipe is for cinnamon, but one of my favorite ways is to break from tradition and use a cocoa/sugar/butter/vanilla mixture. It's delicious, especially when the leftovers are toasted and buttered!Ingredients | Kifle Recipe Hungarian4 cups all-purpose flour¼ cup white sugar1 teaspoon salt1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast1 egg¼ cup melted butter1 ¼ cups warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)1 teaspoon vanilla extractmelted butter for brushing1 teaspoon ground cinnamon⅓ cup brown sugarDirectionsPlace flour, white sugar, salt, and yeast into the bowl of a stand mixer. In a bowl, whisk together egg, melted butter, warm milk, and vanilla extract; pour into the flour mixture. Using dough hook attachment, mix on low until the flour is moistened and a dough forms, then increase speed to medium, and continue kneading until smooth and elastic, 4 to 5 minutes.Place dough into a greased bowl, cover, and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.Punch down dough, turn out onto a floured work surface, and divide into 2 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 1/3 inch thick rectangle. Brush each square with melted butter. Mix together cinnamon and brown sugar in a small bowl, then sprinkle evenly over the two rectangles.Roll each firmly into a log, pinch the ends closed, and tuck them underneath. Place each into a greased, glass loaf pan. Cover, and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Brush the tops of the loaves with melted butter, then bake in preheated oven until loaves are golden brown, and sound hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes.Info | Kifle Recipe Hungarianprep:
25 mins
cook:
30 mins
additional:
2 hrs 15 mins
total:
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
16
Yield:
2 loaves
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