Croatian Nut Roll Povitica

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option while maintaining moisture.

ground walnuts

🥗Healthier: ground almonds

💰Cheaper: mixed nuts

Ground almonds provide a similar texture with fewer calories.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal is a great egg substitute for binding.

Have a large clean flour cloth (28” x 28”). Place on a clean surface.

Dust flour cloth with some of the flour. Unroll the puff pastry. Use a rolling pin and gently roll out thinner to about 24-26” by 20-24” or slightly larger without any holes in the dough.

Put the walnuts, three-fourths cup of sugar, salt, cocoa and cinnamon in a food processor. Pulse until a tiny crumbly mixture.

Pour into a large mixing bowl. Heat the milk and butter, melting the butter. Add the vanilla and blend. Pour into the nut mixture and blend well.

Add the egg yolk to the nut mixture and work into it. The mixture will be thick like play dough. Put dollops of the nut mixture on the rolled-out pastry.

Use a spreading knife to evenly spread over the dough leaving about ½” to ¾” from the edges. Gently start rolling the dough end opposite yourself.

Roll carefully until in one long snake roll. Brush with egg white. You can make into a ‘U’ ‘S’ or tight ‘W’ or zigzag shape and put on a parchment paper lined cookie baking sheet or bread pan.

Let the parchment paper extend on opposite ends. This helps with removing from baking sheet or pan when cooled.

Bake in a preheated 375 oven for 50 to 55 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.

Cooking Techniques

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