Povotica
Ingredients
- The Bread ⓘ
- 1/4 cup water ⓘ
- 3 compressed yeast cakes ⓘ
- 7 cups flour, plus
- 2 tablespoons flour ⓘ
- 3 eggs, beaten until lemon colored ⓘ
- 1 cup boiled and cooled whole milk ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups sugar ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract ⓘ
- 1/4 cup melted butter ⓘ
- The Filling ⓘ
- 1/2 cup melted butter ⓘ
- 20 ounces ground walnuts ⓘ
Instructions
- Combine 1/4 cup water, yeast and 2 tablespoons of the flour; cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm place for 10 minutes.
- Mix eggs, water, milk, sugar, salt and lemon extract together; add yeast mixture.
- Add remaining flour until damp; add butter.
- Knead until smooth.
- Cover with a cloth, set in warm place, let rise until doubled in bulk.
- Roll out dough.
- Spread filling on dough; roll up like a jelly roll.
- Lightly grease a large, oblong baking pan-- a jellyroll pan or sheet cake pan that is 10"x15" or 9"x13" in size.
- "Snake"this long, jellyroll around and around the pan beginning in the center and working outward.
- Cover with a cloth and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Bake at 350F for 1 hour-- test for doneness by sticking a table knife deep into the center of the loaf.
- When the knife comes out clean, the bread is ready.
- Be careful not to overbake!
- Cool on a cake rack before slicing.
- Keeps well in a covered container in the fridge.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1102
kcal
55% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).