Lumblija

Lumblija is an aromatic sweet bread from Croatia. Its origin is disputed between Blato and Vela Luka, but the truth is probably that it originated in both places at the same time, about 200 years ago. The sweet bread is made with a combination of flour, walnuts, almonds, raisins, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, rakija (schnapps), sugar, lemon and orange zest, vanilla sugar, olive oil, butter, lard, and varenik – cooked grape must, the most important ingredient in lumblija according to locals. Varenik gives the sweet bread a typical dark color. After the baking process, the sweet bread is typically brushed with varenik, prošek, rum, or schnapps, then sprinkled with powdered sugar. Lumblija is traditionally prepared for All Saints’ Day, and it keeps extremely well - up to a month when left at room temperature.