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blair-kilpatrick's picture
Dec.14.2011
Potica, Bread of Memory
It’s hard to describe the experience of biting into a slice of potica.  Thin spirals of rich yeast dough, layered with butter, encase a simple, elemental filling: walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon.  Everything is drenched in honey.  It’s sensuous but sturdy, like the love child of challah...