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Austrian nut striezel with yeast dough

I have tried many cake recipes over the years, but the one for the Nussstriezel has a special place in my heart. This typical Austrian cake is both fluffy and crunchy and exudes warmth and coziness. At home, we prefer to bake the Nussstriezel on cold winter days - the tempting aroma that spreads throughout the house as it bakes is simply incomparable.

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Ingredients

number of servings
12

For the dough:

  • 500 g flour Added to
  • 20 g fresh yeast Added to
  • 80 g sugar Added to
  • 1 Pinch salt Added to
  • 1 medium size egg Added to
  • 250 ml milk Added to
  • 80 g butter Added to

For the filling:

  • 200 g ground hazelnuts Added to
  • 100 g sugar Added to
  • 1 Teaspoon cinnamon Added to
  • 100 ml milk Added to
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Directions

80 min.
1. Step

For the Nussstriezel recipe, start with the dough: mix the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.

2. Step

Heat the milk slightly and dissolve the yeast in it. Be careful not to let the milk get too hot, as this can kill the yeast and prevent the dough from rising.

3. Step

Add the yeast mixture together with the egg and butter at room temperature to the flour mixture in the bowl. Knead everything well until you have a smooth dough. I recommend kneading the dough for at least 10 minutes - this promotes gluten formation and ensures that the cake is nice and fluffy.

4. Step

Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and leave the dough to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour until it has roughly doubled in size.

5. Step

In the meantime, you can prepare the filling: Mix the ground hazelnuts, sugar and cinnamon and then gradually add enough milk to make a spreadable mixture.

6. Step

Roll out the risen dough into a rectangle on a floured work surface and spread the nut filling evenly over it. Now roll up the dough from the long side.

7. Step

Place the roll on a baking tray lined with baking paper and cut the top several times with a sharp knife. This not only improves the appearance, the cuts also ensure that the cake rises evenly during baking.

8. Step

Bake the Nussstriezel in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat) for approx. 35-40 minutes until golden brown.

9. Step

Leave the Austrian cake to cool slightly before cutting - this allows the wonderful taste of the nut filling to fully develop.

10. Step

The Nussstriezel is definitely one of my absolute favorite cakes and I hope you will love it too. Have fun baking it!

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