potica (croation bread)
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Croation rolled bread. Has cinnamon/walnut filling.
(1 rating)
prep time
4 Hr
cook time
1 Hr
Ingredients For potica (croation bread)
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1 1/2 pkgdry yeast
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1 cmilk
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1/4 cluke warm water
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1/4 csugar
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1 1/2 tspsalt
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5 cflour
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1/2 cbutter
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3eggs, beaten
- FILLING
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1 lbgrouind walnuts (finely chopped)
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1/2 csugar
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1 choney
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1 canevaporated milk
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3eggs, slightly beaten
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1/2 cmelted butter
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cinnamon ( add the amount equal to your liking)
How To Make potica (croation bread)
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1Soften yeast in water. Scald milk and add sugar, butter & salt. cool. When cool add 2 c flour and beat well. Add eggs, yeast and beat again. Gradually add remainder of flour to make a medium texured dough. DONT KNEAD, just beat. Beat until dough is satiny and then let rise until doubled. About 2 hrs.
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2While dough is rising make FILLING. Scald evaporated milk over low heat in a heavy saucepan. Add nuts and let mixture come to a bubble. While stirring constantly, add rest of ingredients, except butter and cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter. Upon cooling, mixture will become thick.
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3Prepare work area by covering with a cloth and sprinkle with flour. DO NOT PUNCH DOWN DOUGH. Pull and roll dough as THIN as possible **IMPORTANT** to roll it thin, almost paper thin to a rectangle of approximately 28"x70". Spread filling on dough to within 1/2 inch of edges. Starting from narrow end, roll into a loaf and put onto greased cookie sheet or pan. Let stand 1 hr.
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4Pat with a little beaten egg before baking. Bake 1 hr at 325
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