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Polish Makowiec (Poppy Seed Roll)

A Polish sweet yeasted roll filled with poppy seeds, nuts and candied fruit. Makes 8 servings.

This version presents makowiec as a brioche-style roll with a cooked, ground poppy-seed filling. The recipes consulted vary in dough-to-filling proportions, added fruit and baking time; this version uses almonds, candied orange peel and raisins.

Total time155 min
Difficultysite.advanced
servings8
Polish Makowiec (Poppy Seed Roll)
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Method

  1. 01

    Cook and grind the poppy seeds

    Cook the poppy seeds in plenty of water for 30 minutes. Drain them very well and grind them into a paste.

    30 min
  2. 02

    Prepare the filling base

    Melt the butter for the filling in a saucepan; add the filling sugar, ground poppy seeds, flaked almonds, candied orange peel and raisins. Cook, stirring, for 10–15 minutes.

    15 min
  3. 03

    Knead and let the dough rise

    Dissolve the yeast in the milk. Mix with the wheat flour, eggs, egg yolks, dough sugar, dough butter, salt and lemon zest. Knead until smooth and elastic; cover and let rise until doubled in volume.

  4. 04

    Finish the filling

    Let the poppy mixture cool. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks and gently fold them into the cooled filling.

  5. 05

    Fill and roll

    Roll the dough out into a rectangle, spread the filling evenly over it and roll it up. Seal the seam and tuck the ends underneath.

  6. 06

    Let the roll rise

    Place the roll on a baking tray and let it rise for 60 minutes.

    60 min
  7. 07

    Bake

    Heat the oven to 180 °C and bake the roll for 45–50 minutes, until golden. If it browns too soon, cover it with aluminum foil and finish baking.

    50 min

Sources and review

Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:

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