Nut And Poppy Seed Roll ( Hedeg Kelet) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 teaspoon yeast
    1/4 cup lukewarm milk
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1 tablespoon flour
    1/2 lb melted butter
    1 cup cream, half and half
    4 egg yolks, beaten
    3/4 teaspoon salt
    1 tablespoon sugar
    4 cups flour
    Canned poppy seed filling
    1/2 lb ground poppy seed
    3/4 cup sugar
    1/2 cup warm milk
    Walnut filling
    1 lb ground walnuts
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 cup warm milk
Preparation
    Dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk; add 1 teaspoon sugar and 1 tablespoon flour; set aside.
    Melt butter; add 1/2 and 1/2 cream and beaten egg yolks; add this mixture to the yeast mixture.
    To the combined mixture add salt, 1 tablespoon sugar and flour; mix together, and divide into 4 parts.
    Put in refrigerator overnight.( the dough is very soft so must be chilled to work with ).
    Roll each part 1/2 inch thick.
    Spread with filling. ( i use solo brand canned filling here , but i put recipe of how they made the filling so its not lost ).
    Sprinkle with butter; roll into loaves as for a jelly roll;( spray sheet with pam cause these suckers stick) let stand 2 hours.
    Brush with egg white slightly beaten.
    Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.

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