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!  (And by the way, it's pronounced poh-vi-tee-tsa.)

I'm finally getting around to posting pictures of my povitica.  This was an easy and impressive bread to make.  The dough was rich, filled with butter and egg yolks.  But it was also strong.  I rolled it out on a floured sheet and, as thin as I got it, it didn't tear a single time.  Spreading the filling on was another story though.  The filling recipe made a really thick paste that didn't want to spread so I did end up tearing the dough as I tried to smear it evenly about.  It didn't seem to matter though.  The bread still looked beautiful and tasted great.  

This is definitely a bread to make for a holiday breakfast or to give away as a present.  People will absolutely always ooh and aah over it!  To get the recipe follow this link to The Daring Kitchen!