Description
This is a wonderful bread from Slovenia with a sweet, nutty filling. Due to the spelling and pronunciation (paw-tee’-tzah) it’s very hard to find the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup milk, lukewarm
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 ⅓ cups milk
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup honey
- 1 ½ cups raisins
- 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl
- dissolve yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- and 3 tablespoons of the flour in warm milk. Mix well
- and let stand until creamy
- about 10 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl cream the butter with the remaining sugar. Add the egg yolks one at a time
- beating well after each addition. Add the yeast mixture
- remaining milk
- 4 cups of flour and the salt; mix well. Add the remaining flour
- 1/2 cup at a time
- stirring well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together
- turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic
- about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl
- place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume
- about 1 hour.
- Lightly grease one or two cookie sheets. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces and roll Out to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness. Spread each piece with melted butter
- honey
- raisins
- walnuts and cinnamon. Roll each piece up like a jelly roll and pinch the ends. Place seam side down onto the prepared baking sheets. Let rise until double in volume. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 60 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 3 hrs
Servings: 30