The Daring Baker’s October 2011 challenge was Povitica, hosted by Jenni of The Gingered Whisk. Povitica is a traditional Eastern European Dessert Bread that is as lovely to look at as it is to eat!

Quick reminder that I'm the host for the November challenge, so check the Daring Bakers site and join up before then.

Povitica (pronounced po-va-teet-sa) is traditional Eastern European dessert bread that is traditionally served during the holiday season. It is also known as Nutroll, Potica, Kalachi, Strudia, just to name a few. Family recipes, and the secrets on how to roll the bread so thin, was passed down through generations of families. However, the tradition of baking this type of bread has become somewhat of a dying art form.

This recipe actually reminded me of a Pampered Chef recipe we demoed years ago. Being that it was PC, it included a short cut of using Pillsbury bread dough, rolling it thin, and then spreading a similar topping and rolling it to create the swirls like this one does.