Nut and Poppy Seed Roll ( Hedeg Kelet)

Submitted by Dienia B.

"From Goldie again at Hope Lodge. I hope I spelled the Hungarian name of the recipe right; it was in little print. She says roll thick. Again, help from anyone on these would be GREATLY loved since I have never done Hungarian cooking before. Just learning Czech for my sweetie Rudy and this seemed very close, and poppyseed is his favorite."

 

• Ready In: 24hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 4 loaves

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 1⁄4 cup lukewarm milk
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1⁄2 lb melted butter
• 1 cup cream, half and half
• 4 egg yolks, beaten
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 cups flour

• Canned poppy seed filling

• 1⁄2 lb ground poppy seed
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup warm milk

• Walnut filling

• 1 lb ground walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup warm milk

directions

1. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk; add 1 teaspoon sugar and 1 tablespoon flour; set aside.
2. Melt butter; add 1/2 and 1/2 cream and beaten egg yolks; add this mixture to the yeast mixture.
3. To the combined mixture add salt, 1 tablespoon sugar and flour; mix together, and divide into 4 parts.
4. Put in refrigerator overnight.( the dough is very soft so must be chilled to work with ).
5. Roll each part 1/2 inch thick.
6. Spread with filling. ( i use solo brand canned filling here , but i put recipe of how they made the filling so its not lost ).
7. Sprinkle with butter; roll into loaves as for a jelly roll;( spray sheet with pam cause these suckers stick) let stand 2 hours.
8. Brush with egg white slightly beaten.
9. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.

Reviews

[JBs Girl]

I was happy to see this recipe on this site, it is an old childhood favorite of mine and my mothers that my grandma made, I know it is a five star bread. I did a practice run and it came out 2 stars. Cook time did vary, I baked it for 30 min and it only needed maybe 22 min, I think altitude may factor in. I am going to try it again and let you know. Also if using canned poppy seed filling do not add anything.

 

[Jellyqueen]

We love poppy seed also, this nice sweet bread to be served with a great cup of coffee!!!