Kolachi – also known as nut rolls – are a favorite food around the holidays. Many Americans enjoy them with the Thanksgiving meal as well as during weeks before and after Christmas and New Years. Nut rolls are a great desert that can actually be enjoyed any time of the year. If you want to try your hand at making this delicious pastry, here is a recipe for you – in true Ukrainian style.
5 cups of flour
½ cups of margarine
½ cup of Crisco
½ cup of sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 package of dry yeast
1 cup evaporated milk, warm
Mix the flour, sugar, salt, margarine and Crisco as if you were making a pie crust. Dissolve the package of yeast in the warm evaporated milk and then beat in the eggs, mixing thoroughly. Add the vanilla. Once it is mixed thoroughly, add it to the flour mixture. Knead the flour mixture as if you were kneading bread dough.
While you wait for the bread mixture to rise, make the filling from the following ingredients:
1 pound of chopped walnuts
½ cup of brown sugar
½ cup of sugar
½ stick of melted butter
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Cover the bowl the bread mixture is in and let it rise for one hour. Cut the roll into six portions and roll each portion out on a lightly floured counter or rolling board. Spread the filling lightly onto the bread mixture, adding a little bit of milk to the filling to help it spread easier. Roll the portions and place them on a greased cookie sheet. Prick the portions with a fork, brush with milk, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake the nut rolls at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
You can use whatever filling you like, such as poppy seed, apricot, or anything else that tickles your fancy.
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