What is Povitica?

Povitica, or Croatian walnut bread, is a nostalgic favorite of many Eastern Europeans and their descendants. Povitica is also known as orehnjača (walnut bread) and poppies (poppy) (poppy) (poppy) (poppy) (poppy) (poppy) (poppy) (poppy) in Croatia. Also known as Potica in Slovenia, orechovnik in Slovakia and joined in Serbian, recipes differ from region to region and family to the family.

Povitica is a rolled yeast bread, somewhat similar to Strudel. It is usually served on special occasions such as holidays, birthdays and weddings. The versatility of this bread is ideal for morning coffee or as a simple dessert. According to some, the process of production is worshiped as a dying art, made long away with grandmothers and aunts in the "old country". In the United States, many immigrants have brought their family recipes to the plungeer and handed them over and preserved tradition. It is said that the gift of the vertica from one family to another is a symbol of respect, whichIt makes it a perfect gift of the hostess.

The sweetened dough is balanced very thin and flat and is then filled. While the walnut is the most traditional of the fillings used to produce Povitica, other options include hazelnuts, chocolate, poppy, strawberry jam, apples, cherry, pumpkin and cream cheese. After the filling spreads over the dough, it rolls firmly, in a simple role and baked or placed in a loaf for a uniform loaf.

The final result represents beautifully - rolled dough and the filling creates a whirlpool after cutting. Unlike some coffee cakes and notches that many Americans are familiar with, Povitica is not particularly sweet-not as much sugar as some other cake breads. Although he was best consumed from the oven, Povitica retains several months when they are frozen.

Recipes for Povitica are abound in the Internet and there are Croatian kucGrays dedicated to bread. For those who long for a loaf, it sells several online shops a small piece of old country, supplied from the oven fresh.