Thursday, October 27, 2011

Daring Bakers' challenge: Povitica


The Daring Baker’s October 2011 challenge was Povitica, hosted by Jenni of The Gingered Whisk. Povitica is a traditional Eastern European Dessert Bread that is as lovely to look at as it is to eat!


Looks like a basic bread, right? I can honestly say I'd seen this stuff before but never knew its name. It's pronounced po-va-teet-sa, and the Internet tells me it's Croatian. Let's just go with the general Eastern European. Basically, it's bread dough rolled out with a walnut-cinnamon mixture spread out on top, rolled up and then wound around in a pan to get the snazzy pattern.


See snazzy pattern, Exhibit C. I have to admit, Aunt Betty did more of this than I did. I have yet to find a true love for bread, but she makes it all the time, and it's always perfect. I did help with the rolling though, so that counts, right? I was busy making some other treats I will show you later. But, with how good this filling was, I am definitely considering making it again, especially around the holidays. Christmas morning breakfast, perhaps?

5 comments:

  1. Nicely done! Your povitica looks great! And yes, it would be perfect on Christmas morning!

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  2. Looks beautiful...and you must have a great camera, because your pic really caught all the details of a slice of the povitica.

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  3. I have to try this. I have seen some beautiful povitica this week. It sounds divine!

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  4. I love bread making, and this looks like such a delicious project to bake up one day soon!

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  5. I was thinking the same thing - Christmas morning. And elevenses, and lunch, and high tea, and dinner, and supper... ;)

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