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English: Kürtős Kalács

Kürtőskalács or kürtős kalács (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkyrtøːʃ ˈkɒlaːtʃ]) is a Hungarian[1] pastry also known as chimney cake or stove cake. It is baked on a tapered cylindrical spit over an open fire. In the past decades, it became popular to bake it in special gas- and electric ovens. The kürtőskalács originates from Transylvania (Hungarian: Erdély)[2][3]a historical region, which used to be part of Hungary, in present-day Romania with a sizable Hungarian population. The name derives from the Hungarian words kürtő, that refers to chimney or 'wide pipe length', and kalács, meaning "milk-loaf". Kürtőskalács is sold in bakeries and pastry shops, and even street vendors are selling them on street corners, at carnivals, and fairs.

Kürtőskalács consists of a thin yeast pastry ribbon wound around a wooden cylinder, heavily sprinkled with sugar, thus becoming a helix-shaped pastry which may taper very slightly towards the end. The pastry is baked on a hand-turned, tapered, wooden spit, rolled slowly on the wooden cylinder above an open fire. The dough is yeast-raised, flavored with sweet spices, the most common being cinnamon, topped with walnuts or almonds, and sugar. The sugar is caramelized on the kürtőskalács surface, creating a sweet, crispy exterior, and a soft, smooth interior.