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Potica
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Potica

18 ingredients 21 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

877
Calories
28g
Protein
29g
Fat
123g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 1/2 c Sugar
  • 1 ts Salt
  • 1/4 c Butter or margarine
  • 1 c Milk; hot
  • 2 pk Active dry yeast
  • 1/4 c -warm water (105 F)
  • 2 Eggs
  • 4 1/2 c All-purpose flour; unsifted
  • FILLING
  • 3 Eggs
  • 4 c Walnuts, finely chopped
  • 1 c Light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tb Butter
  • 1/3 c Butter or margarine; melted
  • 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
  • 1 ts Vanilla
  • =

Directions

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Stir sugar, salt and butter into hot milk; cool to lukewarm. (A drop

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sprinkled on wrist will not feel hot.) Sprinkle yeast over warm water in

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large bowl; stir to dissolve. Stir in lukewarm milk mixture. Add 2 eggs

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and 2 1/2 cups flour; beat at high speed with electric mixer. With a

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wooden spoon gradually beat in remaining 2 cups flour. Knead with hand

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until dough is stiff enough to leave side of bowl. Place dough in lightly

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greased large bowl. Turn the dough over to bring up greased side. Cover

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with a towel; let rise in warm place (85 F), free from drafts, until

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double in bulk, about 1 hour. Make filling in medium bowl.

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Beat eggs slightly; add nuts, brown sugar, 1/3 cup butter, cinnamon and

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vanilla. Stir filling to blend well. Shape dough; punch down dough. On

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lightly floured surface turn out dough; cover with bowl and allow to rest

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for 10 minutes. Roll out to a rectangle 30 inches long by 20 inches

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wide. Spread with filling, to 1 inch from the edge. Starting from wide

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side, roll up tightly, as for jelly roll. With palms of hands, roll back

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and forth so that roll is even all over. On large greased cookie sheet,

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form roll into a large coil, seam side down. Let rise in warm place

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(85 F), covered with towel, free from drafts, until double in bulk, about

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1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 F and brush the roll with the melted butter.

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Bake 35 to 40 minutes until golden. Cool on wire rack. Slice crosswise

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1/4 inch thick. Makes a 4 pound loaf.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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