POTICA

What is potica? It is our national holliday pastry. It is quite difficult to make it, but it is worth the hard work.



Here is a recipe:

Walnut/Orehova Potica

Mix

1 Tablespoon dry active yeast 

1/4 Cup warm milk   ----------- Set aside untill it becomes "foamy"

1 Teaspoon sugar   ------------- That activates the yeast

Mixing the dough

1/4 Cup Butter*                    

1/4 Cup Sugar

1/4 Cup Sour Cream

3 Egg yolks

4 Cups All-purpose Flour

1 Teaspoon Salt

8 ounces Evaporated Milk

the Yeast mixture from above

Filling

1/2 Cup Honey                       

1/4 Cup Butter*                    

1/2 Cup Milk

  2  Cups Granulated Sugar**

Heat untill everything is melted, Then just keep warm and add the other ingredients.***

1 Pound ground Walnuts

1/2 Lemon Rind, grated

3 Egg Whites, Whipped****

1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract

* The Butter can be replaced with ether margarine or Shortning.

** mixing spices with the sugar will keep them from clumping in the filling. I like to add some Cinnamon and Nutmeg (even Cocoa) to Taste.

*** Not cooking to make a thick syrup, just to incorperate.

**** Every reciepe I've seen called for Whipped Egg Whites, They are whipped because if you put straight Egg White in hot filling they would cook and you would have strings of egg white. But I really don't see a flavor or texture reason to have them, I've left them out and was pleased with the result, I do it because it is tradition.

Roll up as for a jelly roll and place in a loave or "Bunte" Pans and set in a warm envionment covered

till it rises twice  in size. bake for 1 hour at 340 F . When out of the oven brush with salad oil.

Another tip, nut filled filling can tear the dough when spreading, If you don't have alot of practice spreading, mix in only half of the nuts in the filling, spread, and then sprinkle the rest of the nuts on the dough. You need to put some nuts in before because you need to cool it some before it touchs the dough.

THANK YOU Tina for adding yummy Slovenian cake to our blog :-) We hope to try it while in Laporje.
I just found a video how to make it so I am adding it to make the whole story more vivid. I might try it myself.
http://www.dailymotion.pl/video/x5r0re_how-to-make-potica_lifestyle

Okusno! Smacznego! Bon Appetit!
Gosia