Growing up Mom spent all day making her exquisite croatian nut roll povitica. I've created an easy way for you to enjoy this ethnic delicacy!
Croatian Nut Roll
One of my favorite things to look forward to during the holiday season as a kid? My Mom's Croatian nut roll!
Kolachi Roll
Mom called it kolachi roll. Maybe because she filled it with ground poppy seeds and sometimes fruit.
Kolachi or kolache are Czech pastries. You fill dough usually with fruit and sometimes cheese. It's very Eastern European. And, I've had this original delicacy, that's what I consider it to be, when visiting Croatian and Eastern European countries.
Recipe for Nut Rolls
My goal for this recipe is to make a recipe for nut rolls that's easy. A recipe that won't keep you in the kitchen all day because I know many of you just don't have that kind of time.
Povitica Recipes
Povitica recipes call for making the thinnest of delicate doughs. And, this is the foundation of this recipe. However, it takes a long time to do this. And, I'm not sure we all can devote that much time to creating this dough. I remember Mom having the entire kitchen table top covered with flour and the dough and her constant rolling and stretching of this dough to make it paper thin. Hopefully, my technique will make you want to make this recipe without all the time required.
Puff Pastry Nut Roll Recipe
Puff pastry is a perfect alternative for the homemade dough. It's readily available. It can be gently and delicately rolled to a much thinner version and larger size. And, I know that when baked you have thin layers of the crispy dough. Probably more crispy than making your dough, but, nonetheless the layers of the delicious filling rolled in the dough.
Povitica Bread
Pronounced 'po-vuh-teet-zuh', this Croatian bread or nut roll can be filled with any kind of ground nut and spices. Sometimes I like simply having ground almonds or walnuts, sugar and butter. Simple and delicious.
Croatian Nut Roll Recipe
Having a simple and doable Croatian nut roll recipe makes the holidays all the merrier because in no time at all, you can be slicing and enjoying this tradition in your home. That's what the holidays are all about, having a few traditions that we look forward to. And, I'm so happy to share one of mine with you.
Croatian Bread
Besides this Croatian bread, I've got a few more Croatian inspired recipes that you might want to enjoy. It reminds me of growing up in those coalfields of West Virginia and watching Mom cook marvelous healthy food in our postage stamp sized kitchen.
Eastern European Red Potato Salad Easy Apple Roll Up Cinnamon Pie
