Easter Nut Roll

Ingredients

Dough:

6 C flour

1 tsp salt

3 T sugar

2 packages yeast

1/2 C warm milk

1/2 lb. butter

3 eggs beaten

1 C sour cream

Topping:

3 egg whites beaten till stiff then fold in 1 tsp vanilla, 2 lbs. ground nuts -walnuts, 2 C sugar, and 2 T melted butter

Procedure

Dissolve yeast in warm milk and add sugar then set aside. Cut butter into flour. Add eggs, sour cream, sugar ,mixture to flour mixture and yeast. Mix all, then knead. Divide dough into 4 parts. Roll out as for jelly roll. Spread on topping and roll up. Place on greased cookie sheet and let rise until double in bulk. Brush top with egg wash (1 egg with 1 T of water mixed.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35-50 minutes.