Aunt Dean's Nut Roll or Let the Good Nuts Roll

My Aunt Margie Dean, I call her Aunt Dean gave this to me when I was in high school. It is not too sweet and freezes wonderfully. I like the nuts in a bit larger pieces than Aunt Dean does.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Yields: 4 rolls

Ingredients

• 1  cup milk, luke warm
• 1  large fresh yeast cake
• 6  cups flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 lb butter
• 1⁄2 pint sour cream
• 4  egg yolks

• NUT FILLING

• 1  teaspoon salt
• 4  cups ground walnuts (I just chop finely)
• 2  cups sugar
• 2  tablespoons  melted butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2-2  cups  warm milk
• 1  egg, slightly beaten

Directions

1. Crumble yeast in milk.
2. Sift flour, sugar and salt.
3. Work in butter.
4. Add sour cream, yeast mixture and egg yolks.
5. Knead thoroughly.
6. Cover and place in refrigerator over night.
7. Divide into 4 parts.
8. Form rolls, using nut filling.
9. Brush tops with melted butter.
10. Let rise for 20 minutes and bake for 30 minutes at 350.
11. NUT FILLING: Mix in order given, put milk in slowly, just enough to make a soft filling, not watery.