INGREDIENTS
For the dough:
300 g
(10½ oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting
40 g
(1½ oz) caster sugar
7
g salt
10 g
fast-action yeast
30 g
unsalted butter, melted
1
large free-range egg, beaten
1/2
vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped out
150 milliliters
whole milk, warmed
For the filling:
60 g
unsalted butter
4 tbsp
whole milk
280 g
(10 oz) walnut pieces
1/2
vanilla pod, split and seeds scraped out
100 g
(3½ oz) caster sugar
2
tbsp cocoa powder
1
free-range egg yolk, beaten
To assemble:
15 g
(½ oz) butter, melted
1
free-range egg white, beaten
100 g
(3½ oz) icing sugar