POVITICA - A POLISH WALNUT TUBE BREAD NO YEAST!

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The traditional Povitica, You might like this quick no yeast version. A Polish (WISC. farm) neighbor gave me this bread recipe, about 1957. You can bake it in a bundt pan. A beautiful presentation and delicious! This Eastern European sweet bread is pronounced by grandma ..po-va-tet-sa! I have heard it is a Croatian...

Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus

Categories     Other Side Dishes

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1-1/2 c sugar
1 c flour
4 eggs
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
2 c sour cream
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
3 c ground walnuts
2 Tbsp flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1-1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c butter ..plus 2 tablespoons

Steps:

  • 1. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix dry ingredients and sift 3 times.Add slowly to creamed mixture. Alternately with sour cream. Add vanilla. Now mix filling ingredients, walnut, flour, cinnamon. and brown sugar grease and flour a bundt or tube pan. Pour a layer of batter then a layer of filling, ending with the batter.
  • 2. Pre-heat 350 degree oven. Bake for 1-1/4 hours.Cool on a rack 15 minutes. Remove to serving dish. When cool, sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar.

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