Daring Baker's - October 2011

The Daring Baker’s October 2011 challenge was Povitica, hosted by Jenni of The Gingered Whisk. Povitica is a traditional Eastern European Dessert Bread that is as lovely to look at as it is to eat!

I didn't have coffee to do a traditional topping, so I used melted butter and some extra granulated sugar. Still pretty!

Lucky for me, I had a lovely three day weekend over which I was able to do my challenge. Unfortunately, I was not able to make the traditional Povitica, as it contains walnuts. As delicious as I'm sure it is, my residence hall has a strict no peanut/tree nut in common areas. However, I had just bought a bag of apples that I decided to turn into the filling for my Povitica. 

 I just want to say, even though a few steps were a little tricky, I really enjoyed making this challenge. Bread making is one of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon. And this bread was great to have around for breakfast before class, and I even shared with a few of the other students who live on my floor. For a week and a half people kept asking if I had any of that "apple bread" left.

The starter.

This bread was fantastic for a quick breakfast before class. I definitely will make Povitica again, and hopefully next time, I'll be home so I can make the walnut filling!