Croatian Nut Roll Bread
Divide the dough into two equal pieces and roll out to 1 4 to 1 2 inch thickness.
Croatian nut roll bread. Maybe the nuts were too wet since the rolls were doughy. Mix butter milk sugar and salt. Add egg yolks yeast mixture and 2 cup flour. Strawberry hill povitica company.
You will be rolling and pulling and stretching the dough until it is thin thin thin unlike cinnamon buns which ooze fluffy bready goodness as much as anything else povatica is all about showing off the filling framed by delicate layers of bread. Roll the rectangle up along the long edge like a jelly roll and pinch edges to seal. See more ideas about croatian bread recipe recipes bread recipes. I used to make nut roll and of course my mom was a wonderful baker.
Povitica or croatian nut bread is made with a sweet yeast bread dough wrapped around a delicious walnut filling. Press to seal the edge and transfer the loaf to the prepared baking sheet. Spread each piece with melted butter honey raisins walnuts and cinnamon. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
Stir yeast into water. Then transfer it to a well greased or lined with paper 9 x 13 inch 23 x 33 cm pan. This famous croatian holiday nut roll gives its maker a workout. Coil the roll into a snail.
Roll into a sausage roll and on the last two inches 5 cm use a pastry brush and apply an egg yolk wash to seal it. Poke both rolls all over with a toothpick then glaze with an egg wash. This recipe is for a walnut filling known in serbian as orehnjaca. Apr 7 2020 explore nancy vardijan s board croatian bread recipes on pinterest.
Build your own combo packs including any of our hand made povitica and our incredible coffee cakes. Repeat the same process for the second roll. While it is a favorite at many celebrations you will often see nut roll on the sweets table of a serbian family s slava. Add remaining flour and turn dough out on a floured surface.
Lightly grease one or two cookie sheets. Roll each piece up like a jelly roll and pinch the ends. Thèse nut rolls are so beautiful and inspiring that i decided to make the recipe. Povitica or croatian nut bread is made with a sweet yeast bread dough wrapped around a delicious walnut filling.