Mini Potica with Different Fillings

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Warm the milk slightly and dissolve the yeast in it.
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, rum, lemon zest, egg, butter, salt, and the milk with yeast.
Knead into a smooth dough and let it rise until doubled in size.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Mix the nuts with sugar or chocolate, cinnamon, and milk.
Roll the dough out into a rectangle about 36 x 48 cm in size.
Spread the filling evenly over the dough.
Roll the dough up tightly and cut it into 12 equal pieces.
Place the mini poticas into a baking mold and let them rise for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
Bake the mini poticas for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown.

Let the dough rise until doubled in size.

Spread the filling evenly over the dough.

Roll the dough out into a rectangle about 36 x 48 cm in size.

Place the mini poticas into a baking mold and let them rise for about 30 minutes.

Bake the mini poticas for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown.

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Potica is a traditional Slovenian yeast pastry with many regional and family variations, usually made with fillings such as walnuts, poppy seeds, or raisins.

Potica on Aleš Lončar

Mini Potica with Different Fillings

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