Croation Poppy Seed Povitica
Yield
servingsPrep
20 minCook
60 minReady
210 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | cups |
poppy seed
ground |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
honey
|
|
| 1 | cup |
evaporated milk
|
|
| 2-3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | cup |
butter
|
|
| Basic sweet dough | |||
| 2 | packages |
yeast, active dry
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
water
to dissolve yeast, warm |
|
| 1 | cup |
milk
scalded , cooled to lukewarm |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
margarine
|
|
| 4-5 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
|
poppy seed
ground |
*
|
||
| 237 | ml |
honey
|
|
| 237 | ml |
evaporated milk
|
|
|
eggs
|
|
||
| 237 | ml |
butter
|
|
| Basic sweet dough | |||
| 2 | packages |
yeast, active dry
|
|
| 59 | ml |
water
to dissolve yeast, warm |
|
| 237 | ml |
milk
scalded , cooled to lukewarm |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
margarine
|
|
|
all-purpose flour
|
|
||
Directions
NOTE: This recipe does not give instructions for mixing dough.
Mix as you would any cake that uses yeast and then follow instructions below.
Dough: Knead into a smooth elastic dough, let rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
Roll dough very thin, about 3 feet long and 1½ feet wide on floured plastic sheet.
Spread poppy seed filling on rolled dough and roll like as for jelly roll.
Place in greased long narrow loaf pans.
Let rise for ½ hour.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 50 to 60 minutes.
-POPPY SEED FILLING:--
Boil Filling Ingredients for 10 minutes or until thick enough to spread.
Cool and spread on thin rolled dough.
