Potica

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== Description ==
* Makes a 4 pound loaf
* 60 minutes of preparation
== Ingredients ==
* ½ cup sugar
* 1 ts salt
* ¼ cup butter or margarine
* 1 c milk; hot
* 2 pk active dry yeast
* ¼ cup warm water (105°F)
* 2 eggs
* 4½ cups all-purpose flour; unsifted
=== Filling ===
* 3 eggs
* 4 cups walnuts, finely chopped
* 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
* 2 tbsp butter
* ⅓ cup butter or margarine; melted
* 1½ tsp cinnamon
* 1 tsp vanilla
== Directions ==
# Stir sugar, salt and butter into hot milk; cool to lukewarm.
# A drop sprinkled on wrist will not feel hot.
# Sprinkle yeast over warm water in large bowl; stir to dissolve.
# Stir in lukewarm milk mixture.
# Add 2 eggs and 2½ cups flour; beat at high speed with electric mixer.
# With a wooden spoon gradually beat in remaining 2 cups flour.
# Knead with hand until dough is stiff enough to leave side of bowl.
# Place dough in lightly greased large bowl.
# Turn the dough over to bring up greased side.
# Cover with a towel; let rise in warm place (85 f), free from drafts, until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
# Make filling in medium bowl.
# Beat eggs slightly; add nuts, brown sugar, ⅓ cup butter, cinnamon and vanilla.
# Stir filling to blend well.
# Shape dough; punch down dough.
# On lightly floured surface turn out dough; cover with bowl and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
# Roll out to a rectangle 30 inches long by 20 inches wide.
# Spread with filling, to 1 inch from the edge.
# Starting from wide side, roll up tightly, as for jelly roll.
# With palms of hands, roll back and forth so that roll is even all over.
# On large greased cookie sheet, form roll into a large coil, seam side down.
# Let rise in warm place (85°F), covered with towel, free from drafts, until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
# Preheat oven to 350°F and brush the roll with the melted butter.
# Bake 35 to 40 minutes until golden.
# Cool on wire rack.
# Slice crosswise ¼ inch thick.
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