Potica, and stuff.

[saxikath]

First, a big welcome to dotknocker! Now my best friend can read my friends-only entries. :)

Second, for kelkyag and anyone else who wanted, it's

Potica
from some issue of Good Housekeeping, via my grandmother Laura Lynne Bruner Boyle

Dough:
3 1/2 to 3 3/4 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. dry yeast (=2 1/4 tsp. loose yeast)
1 c. milk
1/4 c. butter or margarine
2 egg yolks

Filling:
2 c. ground walnuts, packed
2/3 c. sugar
6 Tbsp. light cream
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 Tbsp. fresh bread crumbs
2 egg whites

In large bowl, thoroughly mix 1 1/4 c. flour, sugar, salt, and undissolved yeast. In small saucepan over medium heat, heat milk, 1/4 c. water, and butter/margarine until warm. (Butter/margarine does not need to melt.) With electric mixer at medium speed, gradually beat milk mixture into flour mixture; then beat 2 minutes. Add egg yolks and 2 c. flour or enough flour to make a thick batter and beat at high speed 2 minutes. [Kath says: If I put all 2 cups of flour in, I can't beat it with my hand mixer, but it works ok to mix with a spoon and your hands, too.] Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough. [Kath says: It's quite soft, and a pleasure to work with.]

Place on lightly floured board and knead until smooth. Place dough in greased bowl; turn once to grease surface. Cover and let rise in warm place (80-85 degrees) until doubled.

Meanwhile, prepare filling: In medium bowl, stir walnuts, sugar, cream, salt, and vanilla. In small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter/margarine; add bread crumbs and cook until golden; add to nut mixture. In medium bowl, with electric mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff; stir into nut mixture.

Punch down dough; divide in half. On lightly floured surface, roll one half into 16" by 9" rectangle. Spread with half of filling; starting from short end, roll up jelly-roll fashion; place in one greased 9" by 5" loaf pan. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.

Let loaves rise until almost doubled, 30-40 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake 35-40 minutes until each sounds hollow when tapped with fingers. Remove from pans to rack to cool. Makes 2 loaves.

Comments

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

Oh, your version of potica is completely different from mine....