For the first few minutes, it will look shaggy and you might be worried that it won’t come together, but leave it be and by the end of the 10 minutes the dough should be smooth, springy and ...

Gradually mix water into flour mixture, using your hands, until a shaggy dough forms. Press and knead the dough together ...

Put the flour, sugar, yeast, salt, milk and five eggs into a free-standing food mixer and mix, for about five minutes, to a smooth dough. If mixing by hand, this will take about eight minutes.

(Pieces of butter can still remain whole.) Add powdered sugar, walnuts, egg yolk mixture and knead into a smooth dough. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for about 30 minutes. Knead dough on ...