Aranygaluska-Hungary #5

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Aranygaluska is a Hungarian pull-apart cake but can also be sliced.

#5 Aranygaluska- Hungary
A yeasty dough cake with walnuts and cinnamon. Good as a breakfast treat or as a dessert with vanilla ice cream. Serves 8-10

The Cake:

1 T.  active dry yeast
1 c.  warm milk
1/2 c. sugar, plus 2T
4  large eggs
Zest of 1 orange
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. plus 4T. (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 tsp. salt
1- 1/2 c. ground walnuts
6 T. brown sugar
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
3 T. butter cookie crumbs
3/4 c. apricot preserves

  1. Dissolve yeast in warm milk in a bowl of a standing mixer equipped with a paddle attachment.
  2. Add 1/4c. sugar, the eggs, orange zest, vanilla extract, and 1 stick of butter.
  3. Gradually add the flour and salt, beating until mixed. (the dough will be sticky)
  4. Cover the bowl and leave for an hour, or until the dough has about doubled in size.
  5. Preheat oven to 350F.
  6. Butter a 10" round pan.
  7. Melt the rest of the butter--1- 1/2 sticks and pour into a bowl.
  8. In a separate bowl, mix the walnuts, brown sugar, remaining white sugar, cinnamon, and the butter cookie crumbs.
  9. Roll the dough 1/2" thick. Using a 1" cookie or biscuit cutter, cut circles of dough.
  10. Dip the circles first in the melted butter, then in the nut mixture and set in the pan, almost touching each other.
  11. After a layer is completed, spread apricot preserves of top, repeat.
  12. End with the walnut topping, not preserves.
  13. Bake 35-40mins. or until golden brown and set.
  14. Cool in pan for about 10 mins., then turn onto a plate and serve warm.
Results:   This was very good and makes a very impressive presentation. It's like Monkey Bread. I only made 2 layers. I used a 2" cookie cutter instead of a 1".  I should have put more apricot preserves between the 2 layers. I didn't plan that part well. I had about 1/3 c. preserves leftover. I'm not sure what the butter cookie crumbs add to the Aranygaluska. Maybe someone that has made this could enlighten me.  
Bottom Line:  I will definitely make this again, perhaps for the holidays. It's not difficult to make. I hope you will give it a try and let me know.

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