Old World Poppy Seed Roll

Name: Old World Poppy Seed Roll
Prep time: 2 h 50 min
Cook time: 2 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 59 milliliters butter; 1 egg, separated - white reserved; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, or more if needed; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 118 milliliters hot milk; 227 grams poppy seeds; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters warm water (100 degrees F/38 degrees C); 2 Tbsps white sugar

Old World Poppy Seed Roll might be just the bread you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 16. One serving contains 173 calories, 5g of protein, and 9g of fat. 698 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. If you have poppy seeds, milk, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Place poppy seeds into a food processor and process until seeds are ground, about 1 minute.

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Poppy Seeds

Seeds

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Food Processor

Mix poppy seeds with 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter, lemon juice, and hot milk in a bowl; stir to combine. Cover poppy seed filling and refrigerate while making bread (filling will set up and thicken as it chills).

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Lemon Juice

Poppy Seeds

Butter

Bread

Sugar

Milk

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Bowl

Mix yeast with water and 2 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl. Allow to stand until the yeast forms a creamy layer.

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Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Whisk flour with salt in a bowl; use a pastry cutter to cut 1/4 cup butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Pastry Cutter

Whisk

Bowl

Pour yeast mixture and egg yolk into flour mixture and stir to make a soft dough.

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Egg Yolk

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and knead until smooth and slightly springy, about 5 minutes. If dough is too sticky, knead in more flour, about 2 tablespoons at a time.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Cut dough into 2 equal pieces.

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Dough

Roll each piece out into a 12x16-inch rectangle.

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Roll

Spread half the poppy seed filling over each rectangle, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold the 1-inch border back over the filling on all sides and press down.

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Poppy Seeds

Spread

Pick up the shorter side of a dough rectangle and roll it like a jelly roll; repeat with second rectangle. Pinch ends together or tuck ends under to prevent filling from leaking out.

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Dough

Jelly

Roll

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; place rolls seam sides down on the baking sheet and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

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Roll

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Baking Paper