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Cozonac – Romanian sweet bread
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Cozonac – Romanian sweet bread

Romanian festive sweet bread with cocoa-nut filling — classic Easter and Christmas baking.

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170 min total
12 servings
Medium

Ingredients

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  • Dough

    • 1.1 lb Flour
    • ½ tsp Salt
    • 0.9 oz Yeast
    • about 0.6 cup Milk, lukewarm
    • 3.5 oz Sugar
    • 3.5 oz Butter, softened
    • 3 stk Egg yolks

  • Filling

    • 5.3 oz Walnuts, chopped
    • 3 tbsp Cocoa powder
    • 1.8 oz Sugar
    • 2 tbsp Rum (optional)
    • 2 stk Egg whites, whipped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk

    1. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk. Knead with flour, salt, sugar, butter and yolks into a soft dough. Let rise 1–1½ hours.
  2. 2

    Fold walnuts, cocoa, sugar and rum into whipped whites for filling

    1. Fold walnuts, cocoa, sugar and rum into whipped whites for filling.
  3. 3

    Roll dough out, spread filling, roll up and place in tins

    1. Roll dough out, spread filling, roll up and place in tins. Prove 30 min.
  4. 4

    Bake at 170 °C for 45–50 min

    1. Bake at 170 °C for 45–50 min. Cool before slicing.

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