Sweet pogacha

Ingredients for yeast mixture

25gr yeast

2dl finger warm milk

1tbsp yellow sugar

2tbsp flour

Ingredients for the dough

12tbsp flour+few more tbsp

3tbsp yellow sugar

1 large or 2 small eggs

3tbsp olive oil

Pinch of salt

5tbsp milk

5tbsp water

Additional ingredients

3-4dl jam, preferably apricot

12gr vanilla sugar

Couple of tbsp of butter

Sprinkle of ground walnuts

Process

Mix jam and vanilla sugar.

Take a deep oven dish, grease and cover with thin layer of flour.

In a small deep dish combine yeast, milk and sugar without over mixing, then cover with flour.

In a large bowl combine sugar, egg and olive oil while gradually mixing in 12 tbsp of flour. Add yeast mixture and salt, mix.

Keep beating the dough while adding more flour and milk and water mixture. Keep alternating until the dough starts to become less runny but still sticky-don’t be tempted to add too much flour. Beat for around 10min. Cover the dough with a thin layer of flour and bowl with a kitchen towel, leave to rest until it doubles in size.

When the dough has doubled in size and if it’s still sticky add more flour, beat until combined then leave to rise for additional 15-30min.

Roll out the dough, make sure it’s the same thickness all over, cover with thick layer of jam. Make a roll then cut into large pieces. 

Place the rolls into the oven dish, cover with layer of butter and sprinkle some ground walnuts. 

Bake on 180° for around 50min. 

Enjoy! 

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