Walnut Roll Gužvara
This Croatian dessert builds yeast and walnuts into a hearty meal you can have ready in about 80 minutes. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 10 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and baking sheet. At medium difficulty across 10 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (2)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy Egg Tree nuts
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How to make it
- Mix all the ingredients for the dough together and knead well. Cover the dough and put to rise until doubled in size which should take about 2 hours. Knock back the dough and knead lightly.
- Divide the dough into two equal pieces; roll each piece into an oblong about 12 inches by 8 inches.
- Mix the filling ingredients together and divide between the dough, spreading over each piece.
- Roll up the oblongs as tightly as possible to give two 12 inch sausages.
- Place these side by side, touching each other, on a greased baking sheet.
- Cover and leave to rise for about 40 minutes.
- Heat oven to 200ºC (425ºF).
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until well risen and golden brown.
- Bread should sound hollow when the base is tapped.
- Remove from oven and brush the hot bread top with milk. Sift with a generous covering of icing sugar.
You'll use: Oven · Baking sheet
Watch how it's made
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Ingredient substitutions
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
What to serve with Walnut Roll Gužvara
- Cevapi Sausages Beef
- Croatian lamb peka Beef
- Traditional Croatian Goulash Beef
- Croatian Bean Stew Beef
Tips & common questions
How long does Walnut Roll Gužvara take to make?
About 80 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 10 steps and 13 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of milk?
Try any unsweetened plant milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Walnut Roll Gužvara vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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