Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon yeast
  • 14 cup lukewarm milk
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 12 lb melted butter
  • 1 cup cream or 1 cup half-and-half
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 34 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 4 cups flour
  • poppy seed filling (optional)
  • 1 lb ground walnuts
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 12 cup warm milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

Method

  • 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.
  • Oven at 375 degrees F.
  • Roll each part 1/2 inch thick.
  • FILLING:.
  • Mix all ingredients together to form a paste.
  • Spread with filling.
  • Sprinkle with butter; roll into loaves as for a jelly roll; let stand 2 hours.
  • Brush with egg white slightly beaten.
  • Bake for 35 minutes.