This recipe was sent in by Anita Nagy from Slovakia
This is a raised pastry filled with cocoa. Its Hungarian name is: “kakaós csiga“. I will try to translate: cocoa snail - this is a word by word translation. It is my son’s favourite pastry and he eats it with milk. I wish you could smell the aroma of freshly baked cocoa snails!
Anita Nagy
The finished dish
Ingredients
- 600 g flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 g yeast
- a pinch of salt
- 2 rounded tablespoons of sugar
- 2 tablespoons oil
- milk as required – about 500 ml
For the filling:
- Butter
- Sugar
- Cocoa
Instructions
- In small bowl, dissolve yeast in slightly warm milk with 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Let stand 5-8 minutes.
- Combine the flour, remaining sugar and salt.
- Add the yeast mixture, oil and egg yolks.
- Mix together lightly and knead it until smooth.
- Cover with a cloth and leave to rise.
- When it has risen put it on the table and roll it out.
- Spread some butter on the dough and sprinkle with sugar and instant cocoa powder.
- Roll the dough with the filling inside so that you get a long roll, then cut in to slices.
- Put the slices on to a well-greased baking tin, leave it to rise again for about 15 minutes, then bake the snails in preheated 200 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes until snails get a nice golden brown colour.
The pastry is ready!!! Hurray!! Yummy! Enjoy!
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Gary, China
it's seemed sound delicious.when I see this pastry,i recall that the cake which my grandfather had given me to eat,maybe i was six years old.what a pity,he had passed away,i will remembered what we happened in that hard times how to live !Thanks ,good food to me!
Edit, England
You have just me realised how much Imiss the "kakós csiga".I'm going to make some.The smell hhmmm.... yes that is what people couldn't resist.
Mi Mi, Korea
It is a great recipe. thank you for your recipe
Yuri, Philippines
It looks like cinnamon roll. I bet it tastes good!
Anita, Slovakia
Hi everyone! Many thanks for your kind messages. Words cannot express how much I am enjoying the comments from all over the world. I am so glad you like cocoa snails and some of you have already tried. Wow! Dear Wafaa, Morocco – add sugar and cocoa to taste. However my son would advise: the more, the better. :) If you look back to Open blog January 2008 you will find there photos, a little guide, to follow the recipe. Thanks to everyone once again and take care!
James,USA
A delicious recipe. It will prepare it every November for my family, and many other times as well.Great job Anita!!!!!
Neize Wingeter Mansour, Brasil
I think your recipe must be delicious.I'll try. I use to put cocunut insteade cocoa .It's delicious too.
Laila, Morocco
it is very good teste and delisious
Lindsay, South Korea
It looks delicious~!^^
Diana, Turks and Caicos Islands
This is very much like a version using currants and cinnamon instead of cocoa which I learned about from an American friend. It is a great recipe -- the only problem is that the snails vanish so quickly that you then have to start again!
Ari , South Korea
hmmmmm~ It was delicious! I loved it!!!
Lucas, Argentina
I'll do it :) I promise you hahaha
Ju, Egypt
Brilliant- I, for one, have tried it and I think It's delish
Fiona, China
seems good~delicious···but a bit complicated for me to make it
Anna, Poland
Yeast cakes are tasty and healthy. Snails can have another fillings: jam, poppy (mass), cottage cheese, hard cheese.
Christianna, USA
at first, i thought it'd be REAL snails but then...YUMMY!!!no words to describe.THANKS!
D.C, Malaysia
it seems cute. i'l hv a try to make it. but anyway, can we put other flavors?
Lily, Taiwan
It's really delicious and tender. But I've got to add more about one and a half cup of flour because it's too sticky for this recipe. Or you can reduce some milk.
Erika, Brazil
Hi Anita, it seems to be delicious! I will try make this recipe, thanks for sharing.
Cristina, Buenos Aires Argentina
Hi Anita, this recipe sounds really mouth watering and very easy to prepare. Moreover, since it comes from a splendid cook like you I'm sure I'll love it and put it among my favourite ones.I will try it and then I'll tell you. I'm very fond of cocoa and sweet pastry. Thank you very much.
Gergely, Hungary (Ireland)
Finally we can see one of the tousands of delicious Hungarian foods on this webpage. This is one of my wife`s and my favorite sweet, too. Thanks for reminding us to our mothers who prepare it in the same way too.
Róbert Nagy, Hungarian
Hey, I used to eat this every morning at school, so I'm happy that this nice lady shared with everyone. Taste it I can recomend to everybody!!!
Adrienn, Hungary
Hi Anita, it is my children favorite pastry too...but I bake it long ago...tomorrow I will make it for lunch with Hungarian "Gulyás"!!! Yummy!And SZIA
Maria, Greece
This is pretty tasty!Thanks a lot Anita.
Somar, Syria
I like this recipe very much and I will try to bake it at home ...thank you Anita Nagy for this yummy pastry.
Hanrufei, China
it looks very beautiful,and i think it tastes perfect.thank you for your recipe
Nukslim, Poland
Maybe I'll try do it tomorrow. My wife will be very glad.
Edit, Hungary
Dear Wafaa,THe amount of sugar is not given,you don't need to put so much,5-6 tblspoon cocoa and sugar as well and 10 dkg of butter would do.
Hesham, Egypt
it seems will be tasty ....I will ask my wife to make it ...
Wafaa, Morocco
thank you for Cocoa-snails recipe. It seems delicious. I want to try it but i was wondering about how much sugar ;butter and cacao can I put in the dough. Thanks again.