Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1 cake yeast (1- ounce)
- 1 cup butter
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Powdered sugar, for rolling
- Poppyseed Filling, recipe follows
- Walnut Filling, recipe follows
Directions
Put flour in bowl and crumble yeast into flour. Cut in butter as for pie crust. Mix yolks and sour cream, vanilla (yeast in water if dry is used), and salt. Mix well with flour mixture well. Divide into 4 (6 for smaller rolls) parts and refrigerate in plastic wrap overnight.
Roll out one piece of dough into rectangle on powdered sugar. Spread 1/2 of one type of filling evenly over rectangle of dough, leaving about 1 1/2 inches around edges. Roll jelly roll fashion and tuck in ends. Brush with beaten egg and bake on greased sheets in a preheated 350-degree F oven for 45 minutes.
Poppyseed Filling:
- 1 pound poppy seeds
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 cup raisins
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer for 30 minutes. Let cool entirely before using as a filling.
Walnut Filling:
- 1 pound ground walnuts
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix all ingredients together.
