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Cozonac

Cozonac/koh-zoh-NAHK/
Cozonac
About this dish

A sweet, braided yeast bread filled with walnuts, cocoa, or Turkish delight.

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Ingredients
🌾4 cups flour
🥛1 cup warm milk
🫙2 tsp yeast
🥚4 eggs
🥜1.5 cups walnuts, ground
🍫3 tbsp cocoa powder
Method
Serves 3
1
Mix flour, warm milk, yeast, sugar, and eggs into a soft, enriched dough; knead well and let rise for about an hour.
2
Mix ground walnuts with cocoa powder and a little sugar and milk to make the filling.
3
Roll the dough out and spread the filling evenly, then roll up and braid two or three logs together.
4
Place in a loaf pan and let rise again for 30 minutes.
5
Bake at 170°C (340°F) for about 40-45 minutes until golden and cooked through.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cozonac is a traditional Romanian sweet bread, especially associated with Christmas and Easter celebrations.

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