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Poppy Seed Roll
A beloved Ukrainian baked roll made from a soft yeasted dough filled with a rich, fragrant ground poppy seed and honey filling.
90 min 630 kcal 6 serves Advanced🌿Vegetarian🇺🇦Ukraine★★★★★4.7· 7 reviews
Ingredients
ServingsMetric
- 500 gall-purpose flour
- 250 mllukewarm milk
- 7 ginstant yeast
- 80 gsugar
- 60 gunsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- ½ tspsalt
- 250 gground poppy seeds
- 100 gsugar
- 150 mlhot milk
- 1 tbsphoney
- zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1 egg
Method
- Dissolve yeast and a pinch of sugar in lukewarm milk, let stand 5-10 minutes. Combine flour, remaining sugar and salt. Add yeast mixture, beaten egg, and melted butter. Knead 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Let rise for 1-1.5 hours until doubled.
- For filling: combine ground poppy seeds, sugar, and hot milk in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, for 10-15 minutes until thickened to a paste. Stir in honey and lemon zest. Cool completely.
- Roll dough into a 30x40 cm rectangle. Spread cooled poppy seed filling evenly, leaving a 2 cm border along one long edge.
- Starting from the opposite edge, roll tightly into a log. Pinch the seam and ends to seal.
- Transfer seam-side down to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise 30-40 minutes. Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Brush with egg wash. Bake for 30-40 minutes until deep golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped. Cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.
FAQ
The poppy seeds weren't ground finely enough, or the filling is too wet. Run them through a meat grinder or food processor. Add an egg or a spoonful of semolina as a binder to help the filling hold together.
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Comments (1)
I weigh every ingredient for poppy seed roll instead of using cups. Baking is chemistry. An extra tablespoon of all-purpose flour can push this from perfectly balanced to dense and heavy. A $15 scale pays for itself immediately.