Povitica 2 Austrian Holiday Bread

Total Time: 6 hrs Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk, scalded
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 lb butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 packages yeast
• 1/2 cup water (warm)
• 3 eggs
• 9 cups flour, approximate
• 2 lbs ground walnuts
• 2 cups milk, scalded
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 beaten eggs

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water, then mix remaining ingredients as you would for bread with about 9 cups flour (do not add the flour all at once; 9 cups is approximate, as with all bread many things including temperature and humidity effect how much flour you need. use enough to make a smooth pliable nonsticky dough); knead well.
• 2 let rise 2 hours.
• 3 mix filling ingredients together while milk is still warm.
• 4 spread or roll dough on table top, making sure you have no holes.
• 5 spread filling on top.
• 6 roll up, then coil as a snake.
• 7 let rise 2 hours in large greased roaster.
• 8 bake 2 hours at 350°f.