MAKOVNJACA (Poppy Seed Roll) - traditional croatian dessert
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Croatian
Keyword:
makovnjaca poppy seed roll
Servings: 2rolls
Author: Kitchen Nostalgia
Ingredients
DOUGH
250-300g(9-10 oz) flour,sieved
2tsbaking powder
1pinch of salt
120g(4 oz) butter,sof
60g(2 oz) sugar
1egg
1pinch of cinnamon
grated zest of 1/4 lemon
a little cold milk
FILLING
250g(0.5 lb) poppy seeds,finely ground
150g(5 oz) sugar
2Tbsphoney
40g(1.4 oz) breadcrumbs
40g(1.4 oz) raisins,to your taste
1pinch of cinnamon
3Tbsprum
1/4l(1 cup) milk
grated zest of 1 lemon
1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
DOUGH: Sieve the flour and mix with baking powder and salt. Add soft butter, sugar, egg, cinnamon, and lemon peel. Kneed into dough adding a little bit of cold milk. Cover dough and let stand in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
FILLING: Put ground poppy seeds in a small pan together with sugar, honey, raisins, cinnamon and rum. Cook over low heat until thick. The filling has to be smooth and a little wet. If it turns out too wet, add breadcrumbs after it cooled out. If it's too dry, add a little bit of milk.
Roll the dough on a baking paper into a 45x40 cm (18x16 inches) rectangle and cut into 2 equal parts. Spread poppy seed filling equally on both dough halves and roll up into a strudel. Put the two rolls, together with paper (they are very soft), onto a baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes at medium heat.