Potica

Potica

Slovenska potica is variation of rolled pastry.
Alternative names	Potica
Type	Pastry
Place of origin	Slovenia
Region or state	all regions of Slovenia, Carinthia, Province of Trieste
Created by	traditional folk food
Main ingredients	Sweet yeast dough, ground walnut, butter
Variations	tarragon, quark, hazelnut, pumpkin seed, poppy seed, cracklings, bacon
Media: Potica

Potica (Slovene pronunciation: [pɔˈtiːt͡sa], also slovenska potica) is a traditional festive pastry from Slovenia.

The word potica as well as some regional names for potica, like povtica, potvica, etc. are descended from the word povitica. Povitica is derived from the verb 'poviti', which means to wrap in or to envelop, and it signifies a type of pastry that you roll. This type of dessert is common in many Eastern European countries as well as in regions bordering Slovenia, for example, in Friuli in neighboring Italy, they prepare a sweet bread called gubana, in Austria, a roll called Kärntner Reinling.^[1]