Name: Walnut pastry with cherry jam and cream liqueur
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 baking sheet
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 200 g Thick cherry jam (cherry butter) (with cherry pieces); 50 g Ground walnuts; 2 tbsp Cream liqueur; 5 tbsp Milk; 350 g Flour; 180 g Sugar; 100 g Butter; 3 Eggs; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1 tbsp Lemon zest; pinch Salt

Instructions

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Melt the butter, then add the milk, eggs, sugar, and flour mixed with the baking powder. Mix to form a dough. For best results, sift the flour and baking powder beforehand, along with the sugar if desired.
For the filling, mix the jam with the walnuts and add the liqueur if desired.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Divide the dough into two equal portions and shape them into two strudels. Each half of the dough should form 4 layers with filling between them.
Sprinkle the strudels generously with sugar and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 30 minutes.
Tip: Use sour cherries or other fruit instead of sweet cherries if desired.

Tip: Let the soft dough made with melted butter firm up briefly in the refrigerator before rolling it out so it is easier to handle. The liqueur in the filling is optional; omit it if serving the pastry to children.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 342 kcal
Protein: 5.9 g
Carbohydrates: 53 g
of which sugars: 25 g
Fat: 12 g
of which saturates: 5.5 g
Fiber: 1.4 g
Salt: 0.3 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Orechový koláč s čerešňovým lekvárom a likérom