Yugoslavian Potica Bread Recipes

POTICA

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 3 tablespoons of the flour in warm milk. Mix well, and let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl cream the butter with the remaining sugar. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the yeast mixture, remaining milk, 4 cups of flour and the salt; mix well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Lightly grease one or two cookie sheets. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces and roll Out to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness. Spread each piece with melted butter, honey, raisins, walnuts and cinnamon. Roll each piece up like a jelly roll and pinch the ends. Place seam side down onto the prepared baking sheets. Let rise until double in volume. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 60 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

YUGOSLAVIAN POTICA BREAD

Steps:

• Make Quick Yeast Dough.
• Lightly butter 6-cup kugelhopf or tube pan. Evenly space 10 almonds in bottom of pan.
• Place toasted almonds, the chocolate, and confectioner's sugar in food processor fitted with steel blade; process with on/off pulses until coarsely chopped, then process without stopping until finely ground, about 1 minute.
• Heat butter and milk in small saucepan to boiling. Turn on processor and add liquid through feed tube; process 45 seconds. Add liqueur, if desired, and process just until blended.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface into 14x5-inch rectangle. Divide almond filling in half and roll each half into 12-inch long rope. Arrange pieces of filling along opposite long sides of dough 1 inch from edge. Brush center of dough lightly with water. Fold outer edges of dough over filling and foll up sides until they meet in center. Brush dough at center with water and fold bread lengthwise. Pinch to seal rolls together.
• Moisten ends with water and place loaf seam side up in prepared pan. Pinch ends together. Bruch dough lightly with water. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in warm place until risen by half, 35-45 minutes.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• With kitchen shears, make 6 evenly spaced snips in dough. Brush loaf thoroughly with water.
• Bake 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees; bake 15 m inutes longer.
• Let cool in pan 5 minutes; invert onto wire rack to cool completely. Sift confectioner's sugar over cooled loaf. Cut into 10 equal slices.

POVITICA (POTICA) BREAD RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Warm milk and butter. Both should be between 115 - 120 degrees F. Place ingredients in your bread machine in the following order: Milk, egg, butter, flour, sugar, salt, yeast. Set machine to dough cycle. Make filling. Grind the pecans as fine as possible in a food processor. In mixing bowl combine the nuts, beaten egg, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, vanilla and melted butter. Stir with mixer on low setting until well mixed. Set filling aside. Remove dough to a large lightly floured surface when complete. Punch down dough. Divide dough into 3-4 portions. Roll each to a thickness of no more than 1/8 inch. Spread the dough evenly with the nut filling within ½ inch of the edges of the dough. Roll each piece, jellyroll style, and crimp the ends when finished. Place two loaves in the bottom of a loaf pan, and one or two more rolls on top. Cover and let rise till nearly double, 30-45 mins. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and bake for 30-35 minutes.