Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Povitica made easy - can be made Vegan!

This looks like you spent hours making it, and by it making it semi-homemade makes it easy.  Don't be daunted by the amount of steps.  It is very well worth it.  Your taste buds will thank you and it's pretty impressive for company.  Makes a great breakfast addition for over the holidays!  For the Povitica you will need:
1 loaf frozen bread dough
Pam vegetable spray
1 - 1 1/2 melted butter (Vegan - Earth Balance)
Topping:
1 egg white, beaten with fork (Vegan - 1/4 c brewed coffee)
1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon butter (Vegan - Earth Balance)
Filling:
1 3/4 cups walnuts, ground
1/2 cup 2% milk (Vegan - soy creamer)
1/4 cup butter (Vegan- Earth Balance)
1 egg yolk, beaten with fork (Vegan - Ener-G egg replacer)
1/2 vanilla bean, scraped
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1.)  The night before, take the bread dough out of the freezer to defrost.  Place on a baking sheet sprayed with Pam.  Surround the loaf with sprayed Pam.
2.)  Make the filling.  Mix together all the ingredients and set it aside.  I just put all the ingredients in my mini chopper and combined.
To roll and assemble:
1.)  Spread a sheet or cloth over your table.  Sprinkle with a handful of flour.  Roll your rolling pin in the flour to cover.  Place the bread dough in the center of the flour.  Roll out the dough starting in the middle and working your way out.  Roll until the dough is roughly 10-12 inches in diameter.  It should be quite thin.  Making sure the dough is not sticking to the board.
2.)  Brush the rolled dough with the melted butter.
3.)  Spoon the filling evenly over the dough until covered.
4.)  Lift the edge of the dough and roll it up like a jelly roll.
5.)Once the dough is rolled up into a rope, gently lift it up and place in into a greased loaf pan in the shape of a "U", with the ends meeting in the middle.  You want it to appear coiled around itself.
6.)  Brush the top of the loaf with the beaten egg white (or coffee).  Sprinkle with sugar.  Cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rest for 15 minutes.
7.)  Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.  Remove the plastic wrap and place the loaf in the oven.  Bake it for 20 minutes.
8.)  Turn up the heat to 325 degrees.  Bake for another 20 minutes.  Check it.  If it is too browned, cover with foil  Bake for another 20 minutes or until done.
9.)  Because this is a very heavy loaf, leave it to totally cool in the baking pan.  This will allow the loaf to maintain it's shape and not collapse.
10.)  To cut the loaf, use a serrated knife and turn the loaf upside down.  Seriously enjoy, this is so worth the effort!

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