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Crescent Walnut-Raisin Potica

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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Oct 23, 2018
Bake-Off® Contest 41, 2004
Mikki Gottwalt
New Brighton, Minnesota
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Potica (po-TEET-za) is a European rolled pastry filled with ground walnuts. This simple version starts with refrigerated crescent dough and adds raisins.

Crescent Walnut-Raisin Potica

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 12
  • Servings 16
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Ingredients

Bread

Icing

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons milk or half-and-half

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening, or spray with cooking spray. In food processor, grind all bread ingredients except dough; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    If using crescent rolls: On lightly floured surface, unroll dough into 1 large rectangle; press or roll into 14x10-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: On lightly floured surface, unroll dough; press or roll into 14x10-inch rectangle. Spread nut mixture evenly over dough to within 1/2 inch of long sides.
  • Step 
    3
    Starting with one long side of rectangle, tightly roll up dough, carefully stretching roll until 17 inches long; press edge and ends to seal. Place on cookie sheet; loosely coil into spiral shape.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cover loosely with foil if bread is browning too quickly. Cool 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix icing ingredients until thin enough to drizzle and smooth.
  • Step 
    5
    Drizzle icing over warm bread. Cut into wedges. Serve warm.

Nutrition

160 Calories
9g Total Fat
2g Protein
17g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
160
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
14%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
120mg
5%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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