Makowiec (Poppy Seed Cake/Roll)
photo by ncmysteryshopper
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
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1 cake
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
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DOUGH
- 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup milk, warmed
- 3 cups flour
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
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FILLING
- 1⁄2 lb poppy seed, rinsed
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 3⁄4 cup almonds, ground
- 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 1 egg white
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
directions
- For the dough: Mix together yeast, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
- Pour in milk, stir until dissolved.
- Whisk in 1 cup of flour, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.
- Knead remaining 2 cups flour and butter into yeast mixture, adding each alternately a little at a time.
- Kneed until smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes.
- Place dough in a large bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- For the filling: Simmer poppy seeds in a medium pot full of water until soft, about 40 minutes.
- Drain and puree in a food processor, about 4 minutes.
- Return poppy seed puree to same saucepan.
- Add sugar, butter, raisins, almonds, vanilla extract, and honey.
- Cook, stirring, over medium-low heat for 15 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- To Cook: Preheat oven to 350*F.
- Roll out dough to a 16" x 12" rectangle.
- Whisk egg white in a bowl into stiff peaks, fold into the poppy seed filling.
- Spread over dough, leaving a 1" border all around.
- Fold dough lengthwise in thirds to form a long log.
- Pinch ends to seal.
- Place cake on nonstick baking sheet, brush with beaten egg white, and bake until it sounds hollow when tapped, about 50 minutes.
- Cool before serving.
Reviews
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i made this cake today, and it turned out to be exactly like i remember my grandmother's. i remember baking this cake with her when i was a little girl. today, as i was preparing this cake, wonderful memories came flooding back, as i was kneading the yeasty, fragrant dough. the cake looks and tastes just as i remember it. the poppy seed mixture is delicious, also exactly the same. this will be a keeper in my house, and hopefully will pass down this recipe as a family heirloom!
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We went to my DH's families house for a traditional Polish Easter meal....and this was the PERFECT thing to bring. I used a can of Poppy Seeds (Solo) instead of cooking and grinding the seeds - this saved a TON of time and work. Other than that I followed the recipe exactly. Next time I make it, I will definitely put it in a large bread pan so that the bread rises up instead of out. Thank you for submitting this recipe!
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I think this may be a good recipe, but it's very important to GRIND the poppy seeds, instead of just putting them in a food processor. It doesn't taste good unless they are thoroughly ground. I'm going to give it another try after purchasing a coffee grinder, that's what I've read about this type of cake/roll that most people grind the poppy seeds.
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Excellent taste! My first generation Polish father in law loved it. There is a small error in the "Directions" section, "#5". It says "knead the remaining 2 cups of flour in" and that should be remaining 5 cups of flour in! Also, I think there should be another instruction between 14 and 15, which instructs to divide the dough in half, since this makes 2 loaves. But the taste was well worth the work.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
basia1
United States
Recently married, I live in South Florida. I enjoy cooking and entertaining when I can. We recently bought a house and are trying to get our lives together. My husband loves me trying new recipes (as long as they don't have veggies!) which is great, because I love to try them. Everyone that comes to our house becomes a taste tester. :)