Serbian "pogacha" Bread

Submitted by diner524

""Pogacha" is a hearty white bread claimed by Serbians, Croatians and Macedonians. There are as many recipes for it as there are shapes. This one-rise recipe produces a round loaf. Posted for ZWT 4 Eastern Europe region."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 round loaf
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 236.59 ml milk
• 59.14 ml butter (1/2 stick)
• 11.09 ml active dry yeast
• 29.58 ml sugar
• 1182.95 ml flour, plus additional for shaping
• 236.59 ml sour cream
• 59.14 ml vegetable oil (or canola oil)
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 4.92 ml salt

directions

1. Scald milk and add butter. Allow to cool to lukewarm. Add yeast and sugar and stir until dissolved.
2. Measure 5 cups flour into work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add milk-yeast mixture, sour cream, oil, egg and salt. Mix well.
3. Switch to dough hook and knead on medium-low for about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. Turn out into a large greased bowl. Flip dough over to grease both sides, cover and let rise until doubled.
4. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Punch down dough and place in a 10-inch round greased pan with high sides (about 3 inches) or handshape into a 10-inch round and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
5. Using a sharp knife or a "lame," slash top of dough three times. Some make an "X" on top. Bake about 1 hour or until instant-read thermometer registers 190 degrees. Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.

Reviews

[bjbuttillo]

Loved this bread! It had a different texture than the other breads I have been making and had a slightly sweet taste. It was very easy to make and since the KitchenAid did all the kneading I managed to make bread without getting flour all over! We enjoyed it with some soup for dinner. (8)

 

[Katzen]

Just lovely, lovely, bread, with a wonderful crumb! Soft, yet slices and holds together perfectly. I threw it all in my bread machine on dough (after scalding the milk and melting the butter), and it worked out perfectly. The decadent smell woke DH from a sound sleep! This is definately a keeper! Thanks for posting, diner - and thanks for recommending it in Best of 2010, gailanng!

 

[Beth A.]

This is defintely a Five-Star recipe! So easy to make using a stand mixer, and the texture is wonderful! I make this often - Thank you for sharing.

 

[gailanng]

This makes a BIG loaf, but I'm a more is more kind of gal. More of this is more better. I think that sounded funnier in my head. Made for PRMR. (p.s. The texture is wonderful!)

 

[duonyte]

This dough is lovely to handle. I reduced the recipe somewhat to make a single standard loaf of bread. The butter, milk and oil contributed to a tender crust and crumb, but the bread slices well for sandwiches. I did use some white whole wheat instead of all plain flour. I will be making this into rolls, as well. Oh, I threw everything into the bread machine, straight from the fridge for the milk butter and egg, and it worked beautifully.