Cozonac Recipe

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (30 g) all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup (60 ml) tepid milk
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 2 tsp. (7 g) active dry yeast
• 1½ Tbsp. (15 g active dry yeast)
• ½ cup (120 ml) tepid milk
• 6 egg yolks
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ cup (100 g) sugar
• 2 Tbsp. rum
• 3½ cups (450 g) all-purpose flour
• Zest of 1 orange
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 7 Tbsp. (100 g) butter, melted
• Vegetable oil or sunflower oil, for greasing
• 2 egg whites, whisked to very soft peaks
• 2 cups (200 g) walnuts, grounds
• 3 Tbsp. instant coffee
• ¼ cup (20 g) cocoa powder
• ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
• 1 egg yolk, whisked with 1 Tbsp. milk