Ukrainian Yeast Raised Rohalyky

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 cup butter
• 4 cups flour
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces walnuts
• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 for the pastry: dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup water.
• 2 let stand until softened.
• 3 rub butter into flour as for pie crust.
• 4 beat eggs and salt together.
• 5 add dissolved yeast, eggs and mix with flour mixture to make a soft dough.
• 6 put dough in greased bowl, cover, and place in a warm spot until dough doubles in bulk about 1 hour.
• 7 take a piece of dough about the size of a tennis ball and roll out into a circle on surface which has been sprinkled with sugar, about 1/4 inch thick.
• 8 cut into 8 wedges.
• 9 place 1 tsp.
• 10 of desired filling on wide end of wedge and roll up to the point.
• 11 place them on a greased baking sheet and let rise 15 minutes.
• 12 bake at 375 degrees f.
• 13 for 12 to 15 minutes, or until done.
• 14 for the filling: grind walnuts and oatmeal together in food chopper.
• 15 add remaining ingredients and use as filling for rohalyky.