Povitica Polish Holiday bread

Naturally Savvy Recipes

Sweet Dough preparation: Combine warm milk, sugar, salt, softened butter, and beaten eggs.

Dissolve yeast in warm water and add to other ingredients.

Add half of flour, mix well until smooth.

Add flour to handle easily.

Knead dough on lightly floured board.

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Put dough in greased bowl, cover and place in warm, draft free place until doubled in size.

Punch down and let double again.

Divide dough in three parts.

Roll each part until very thin in rectangular shape.

Spread filling, roll and twist in circular shape like a snail or cinnamon roll.

Place in greased 8" or 9" cake pans.

Cover, put in warm place and let rise.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 – 45 minutes.

Makes three loaves.

Filling preparation: In heavy pan, over medium heat, combine sugar, milk and margarine and heat.

Add nuts, then beaten eggs and mix well.

Boil one minutes stirring constantly.

Remove from heat, add pinch of salt, cocoa and cinnamon and mix well.

Let cool till just warm enough to spread.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons salt

2 eggs

1/4 cup soft butter

2 packages fleischmann active dry yeast

1/2 cup water

7 1/2-8 cups flour

1 can evaporated milk

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup margarine

1 1/2 lbs pecans or 1 1/2 lbs walnuts ( ground fine)

4 eggs

1 pinch salt

1 teaspoon cocoa

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps/Methods:

Sweet Dough preparation: Combine warm milk, sugar, salt, softened butter, and beaten eggs.

Dissolve yeast in warm water and add to other ingredients.

Add half of flour, mix well until smooth.

Add flour to handle easily.

Knead dough on lightly floured board.

Put dough in greased bowl, cover and place in warm, draft free place until doubled in size.

Punch down and let double again.

Divide dough in three parts.

Roll each part until very thin in rectangular shape.

Spread filling, roll and twist in circular shape like a snail or cinnamon roll.

Place in greased 8" or 9" cake pans.

Cover, put in warm place and let rise.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 – 45 minutes.

Makes three loaves.

Filling preparation: In heavy pan, over medium heat, combine sugar, milk and margarine and heat.

Add nuts, then beaten eggs and mix well.

Boil one minutes stirring constantly.

Remove from heat, add pinch of salt, cocoa and cinnamon and mix well.

Let cool till just warm enough to spread.

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Randy Boyer
Randy is the co-founder of NaturallySavvy.com and The Healthy Shopper. She has been working in the natural health industry for over 20 years. She is very passionate about healthy living by choosing natural and organic as much as possible, has a personal love of cooking and sharing healthy recipes and is a fitness enthusiast.