German Poppy Seed Roll

German yeast poppy seed roll mohnstriezel.
German poppy seed roll. Spread the poppy seed mixture on top to cover everything then roll up from the long side to get one big log. Old world s german bakery bakes delicious fresh authentic german breads pretzels rolls cakes daily. German recipes greek recipes indian recipes. Oma s poppy seed roll and braid made just like oma by oma gerhild fulson oma s poppy seed roll is so easy to make.
I am so glad i found this recipe. Poppy seeds lemon juice milk flour. Roll out each piece to about 2 by 6 inches 5 by 15 centimeters on a lightly floured workbench with a rolling pin. In germany it s called zwillingsteig meaning twin dough and was popular in bygone times for cakes made with fresh fruit but the style has fallen by the wayside in recent.
Add only enough flour to keep the dough from sticking. Place about 2 tablespoons of poppy seed filling down the center of each lengthwise. Leaving some empty space along the edges spread out the poppy seed paste in a thick layer across the dough. The dough for this absolutely stunning poppy seed braid faux braid to be precise but more on that in a minute is actually quite unusual as it s a mix of yeasted dough and short crust dough kneaded together.
Bake for 45 60 minutes or until golden brown. Our cakes and european pastries are baked in a traditional european style following practices styles and flavors that have been passed down from old family recipes. Use the handle of a wooden spoon and press it into the slices the dough should spread left and right of the handle and you should able to see the spirals with the filling. Use your bread machine to whip up the dough mix the filling roll it all together bake and enjoy.
Roll the dough into a cylinder and place on the backing sheet seam side down. Preheat oven to 400 f. It is also possible to buy ground poppy seeds in some shops especially polish russian german and isreali delis as using ground poppy seeds in baked goods is a fairly common thing in those cuisines. A polish friend requested a poppy roll for christmas and so i experimented.
Cut into 1 6 inches 4cm thick slices. Be the first to review this recipe.