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Hungarian kurtos kalacs a.k.a. chimney cake
May 29, 2015 by 6 COMMENTS
Hungarian treat: kurtos kalacs. Also called a chimney cake, for it's chimney-like appearance. Amazingly fun to eat!
Yield: 6 people | Prep Time: 75 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes | Difficulty: Intermediate, Moderate
Kurtos kalacs
Ingredients
500 gram plain flour
200 ml full fat milk
5 tablespoons vegetable oil, we used sunflower oil
3 tablespoons regular sugar
2 tablespoons yeast (14 grams)
2 eggs
Cinnamon powder
Pinch of salt
Kurtos kalacs ingredients
Kurtos kalacs ingredients
Kitchen equipment needed
Small saucepan
Big bowl
Stand mixer with dough hook attachment
1 or 2 paper kitchen towel cardboard tubes
Tin foil
Cling film
Oven + baking tray
Preparing the dough — 15 minutes + 1 hour waiting time
WARM up the milk some what in the small saucepan over medium-low heat. COMBINE the warm milk, sugar and yeast into the big bowl and give it a good stir. SET aside for 5 minutes or until a thick bubbly foam has formed on top of the milk. COMBINE flour and salt in the stand mixer’s bowl. Make a hole in the center and pour in vegetable oil, two eggs and the milk mixture.
MIX using the medium setting for about 5 to 10 minutes, depending on your stand mixer. Our Kitchenaid stand mixer only took 5 minutes. The chimney cake dough is ready when the dough has become a solid mass, and does not stick to your hands. Don’t add in extra flour if you notice that the dough is too sticky, add in a few more drops of vegetable oil instead. COVER with cling film and set aside to rest for 1 hour, or doubled in size.
Use this time to create the holders. We tried keeping this as simple as possible by using one or two paper towel tubes. Wrap them tightly in tin foil, fold the remaining tin foil inwards. Test it on the baking tray to see if it aligns, and stays put. We’re going to wrap the dough over these holders in the next part. Since these chimney cakes need to be heated all the way around and inside, these make-shift holders will do perfectly fine. You can check out some pictures below of our totally awesome construction: