Czech pastry "Trdelnik"
On the streets of Prague, the aroma of sweet pastries fills the air, making your stomach growl and your mouth water. This is how vendors lure customers to their kiosks, vans, and stalls with the famous Czech pastry “Trdelnik.” Once you’ve visited Prague, you’ll never forget this dessert. The word “Trdlo” translates to “fool or dummy,” and the pastry itself is an empty tube made from sweet yeast dough. Sometimes it’s filled with ingredients like cream, ice cream, or chocolate paste. We will share with you the recipe for making Trdelnik at home: if you miss traveling, bring Prague to your celebration!
On the streets of Prague, the aroma of sweet pastries fills the air, making your stomach growl and your mouth water. This is how vendors lure customers to their kiosks, vans, and stalls with the famous Czech pastry “Trdelnik.” Once you’ve visited Prague, you’ll never forget this dessert. The word “Trdlo” translates to “fool or dummy,” and the pastry itself is an empty tube made from sweet yeast dough. Sometimes it’s filled with ingredients like cream, ice cream, or chocolate paste. We will share with you the recipe for making Trdelnik at home: if you miss traveling, bring Prague to your celebration!
Use
Use
Ingredients
650 – 700 g
Butter
100 g
Chicken eggs
2
Milk
250 ml
Water
50 ml
Compressed yeast
30 g
Sugar
150 g
Salt
1/3 of teaspoon
Cinnamon
50 g
Walnuts
100 g
Vanilla
2 g
Method of preparation
1
To start, prepare a sponge: mix yeast in warm water, adding one teaspoon of flour and one teaspoon of sugar until fully dissolved, cover with a towel, and leave in a warm place for 20 minutes
2
Separate the egg whites from the yolks
3
In a saucepan, melt the butter, add milk and egg yolks, and stir until well combined, then let it cool
4
Combine the prepared sponge with the warm milk mixture
5
Then add flour, sugar (80 grams), vanilla, and salt. The remaining sugar will be used for sprinkling the future trdelniks
6
Knead the dough by hand to make it soft and elastic. The dough should not stick to your hands
7
Leave the dough in a warm place, covering it with a damp towel, for 2 hours, occasionally folding it to make it elastic and airy
8
Now let’s move on to shaping the trdelniks
9
Take the dough and divide it into three equal parts. Roll out each part into a 1-centimeter thick sheet. Then, cut it into strips about 5 centimeters wide
10
Wrap the strips around the prepared “spindle”, overlapping the edges to prevent them from separating during baking
11
Brush the surface of the trdelniks with egg whites
12
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit)
13
Make the cinnamon mixture: combine the remaining sugar, cinnamon, and ground nuts
14
Sprinkle the mixture over the trdelniks from all sides
15
To bake the Prague dessert, place the trdelnik on the spindle so that it bakes from different sides. Place a baking sheet under the trdelnik to catch any falling nut mixture during baking.
16
Bake the pastry in the oven for 20-25 minutes, adjusting the time based on your oven’s power, until it’s golden brown.
17
After baking, let it cool slightly, then carefully remove it from the spindle.
18
The Czech pastry is ready. You can garnish it with powdered sugar and fill the hollow center with cream or ice cream. It’s best served hot
Cooking tips
1
To make the buns hollow, you’ll need a wooden cylinder. However, since it’s unlikely you’ll find one at home, you can use a paper cup or a cardboard core from food wrap, tightly wrapped in foil, as an alternative
2
Life hack: If you don’t have a built-in oven spit, use a skewer, carefully placing it between the walls
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