Dessert📍 All of RomaniaMedium🥗 Vegetarian🐟 Pescatarian💪 High-protein🥦 Clean eating

Romanian Cozonac

Name: Romanian Cozonac
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 3 h 170 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 670 g flour; 335 ml milk; 200 g sugar; 3 eggs; 34 g fresh yeast (or 9 g dry); 100 g butter; 35 ml oil; grated zest from 1/2 lemon; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/3 tsp salt; 200 g ground walnuts; 2 tbsp cocoa; 65 g raisins; 70 ml milk; 65 g Turkish delight (optional)

Cozonac is a traditional Romanian dessert, a sweet leavened bread filled with walnuts, cocoa, raisins, or Turkish delight.

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Servings

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Prep

120 min

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Cook

50 min

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Total

170 min (plus 2-3 h rising)

🥘Ingredients

servings

Dough

Filling

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✅Dietary Compatibility

🥗Vegetarian🐟Pescatarian💪High-protein🥦Clean eating

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Yield

2 loaves (about 16-20 slices per loaf)

📦Storage

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Refrigerator

4-5 days in airtight container or wrapped in foil

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Freezer

Up to 2-3 months (thaw at room temperature)

🥗Nutrition Facts

Values per 80 g slice

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Calories

150 kcal

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Protein

8 g

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Fat

10 g

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Carbohydrates

6 g

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Fiber

2 g

🍷Pairs Well With

🥂Warm milk or black tea for traditional breakfast

🥂Espresso coffee or cappuccino

🥂Sweet dessert wine (Muscat or Tokaji)

🥂Butter and fruit jam for toast

💡Variations

Poppy seed cozonac: replace walnuts with 300 g ground poppy seeds mixed with sugar and milk

Turkish delight cozonac: add 100 g diced Turkish delight to the walnut filling

Marbled cozonac: braid two rolls (one with walnuts, one with cocoa) for impressive look

🎪Events Celebrating This Dish

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Maramureș Balloon Fiesta

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Easter Fair – Baia Mare

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Speaking and Singing Romanian

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Banat Hall - Romanian Food Festival