Poppy Seed or Nut Roll

1Steve's Note:

A nice moderately sweet yeast Bread/coffee cake. Can be made with poppy seeds or ground nuts. Nice for breakfast in the morning with coffee or a no too sweet dessert.

• Total Time: 5 hrs
• Prep Time: 4 hrs
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 2.0 loaves

For Bread

• 8 cups flour
• 1 package dry yeast
• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine , melted
• 5 eggs
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups of warm milk

Filling

• 1 lb poppy seeds or 1 lb ground nuts
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup margarine or ¾ cup butter
• 1 cup milk , hot
• 1 fresh lemon rind
• raisins , for sprinkling on top (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine all filling ingredients (except raisins) and beat well.
2. Set aside.
3. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of the warm milk.
4. Combine the flour, sugar, salt and eggs.
5. Add remainder of the milk, butter and yeast mixture.
6. Beat until elastic.
7. Sprinkle top with a little flour and cover with a cloth.
8. Let stand in a warm place until double in size.
9. Punch down.
10. Divide the dough into 2 pieces.
11. Put on floured board and roll out into a rectangle.
12. Spread with cooled filling and sprinkle with raisins.
13. Roll like a jelly roll.
14. Place in greased pan and let stand to rise again.
15. Brush top with margarine or butter bake for 45-60 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Reviews

[Leta]

What a great sweet bread! We used almonds...it turned out great! Topped it with an icing with a hint of almond flavoring.

[Cookin' Kelly Jo]

I used this recipe last Christmas and it turned out great! Tastes great! Great for breakfast!