For the dough, dissolve 1 tablespoon of sugar in 1/2 cup of warm milk, then crumble in the yeast and let it rise. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar and add the remaining milk, into which you have added the pinch of salt. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the egg yolk mixture along with the risen yeast.

Knead thoroughly until it is nice and bubbly. Then add the warm melted lard and knead it in well. Let it rise in a warm place for one hour.

While it rises, grind the walnuts and mix them well with the powdered sugar in a bowl.

Turn the risen dough out onto a floured surface, knead it a bit, and roll it out to about 1/2 inch thick. Use a small round cutter to cut out pieces, then place a layer in a greased cake pan or bundt pan. Brush each piece with melted butter, then generously sprinkle with the walnut and powdered sugar mixture. Repeat this process for each layer :)

Let it rise again until doubled in size, then bake it over low heat.

While it bakes, prepare the vanilla sauce. For this, place the egg yolks in a smaller pot, and using a whisk, mix in the sugar and vanilla sugar. Pour the milk into a measuring cup, mix in the pudding powder, and then add it to the egg mixture. Only then turn on the heat underneath, unless you want scrambled eggs instead of sauce :D

Cook while stirring continuously until it thickens nicely, and then our vanilla sauce is ready. :) It pairs excellently both hot and cold! Enjoy your meal :)