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Grandma's
Nut Rolls
Ingredients:
Dough:
•
4 Cups of flour
•
2 sticks oleo or butter
• 4
eggs
• 1
Tablespoon of sugar
• ½
teaspoon of salt
• 1
Cup milk
• 1
package dry yeast
Nut Filling:
• 1
pound of ground nuts
• 1
cup of sugar
• lemon
juice (as needed)
• milk
(if needed, as needed)
Prune Filling:
• 1
pound of prunes, cooked
• Sugar
(as needed)
• OR
Solo brand canned prune filling
Directions:
• Step
1: Combine 3 Cups of flour and 2 sticks of oleo and mix like for a pie dough
(can use food processor).
• Step
2: In another bowl combine 1 Cup of flour, 1 Tablespoon of sugar, 1/2
teaspoon of salt, and 1 Cup of heated milk. Mix and wait for a few minutes
then add the 4 egg yolks and milk.
• Step
3: Add Step 1 and Step 2 together and kneed until smooth then divide into 4
pieces.
• Prune Filling: Mix prune filling with
sugar to taste.
• Nut Filling:
Mix
leftover egg whites beaten until foamy but not dry
with 1 lb. of ground nuts and 1 cup of sugar and lemon juice. May add milk
if needed to moisten the nut mixture for spreading.
• Divide
dough on a floured board. Roll each ball into oblong 14 x 9 inches. Spread
filling and roll up tightly, as you would a jelly roll.
• Prick
the rolls with a fork and brush with butter. Let raise 20 minutes. then bake
until golden brown at 350 degrees approximately 15-20 minutes.
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