Bejgli Or Poppy Seed Rolls

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There's one traditional recipe for Christmas (and Easter too), that I haven't posted yet and that is the poppy seed roll recipe, or bejgli as it is called in Hungarian. It's a traditional sweet all over Europe I think.

The bagel originally comes from the region of Silesia and this type of Silesian cake has been known in Europe since the 14th century. The name of the indispensable Christmas cake is of German origin and comes from its original bent, horseshoe-shaped shape. Beigel (German: beugen = bends, mohnbeugel = poppy seed cake) came to our country through Austrian mediation and spread in the second half of the 19th century. From that time on, they started to celebrate Christmas in the German fashion in Hungary. It is also known in walnut or poppy horseshoe versions. In the beginning, it was a cake for family holidays, then gradually replaced the traditional Christmas cake from the time of the Reformation. It is listed as "Posonyi fine poppy seed cake" in István Czifray's Hungarian national cookbook published in 1830. Translation from Wikipedia

Even thought bejgli is a must for Easter and Christmas for most people, my mum never made any for us as we had other sweets for the holidays. This is why I have only made bejgli once till this year. My niece wanted it this year and I could not say no to her. I knew it's going to be a challenge but what would be life like without challenges, right?

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Over the years I've heard many women complaining about cracked bejgli, so I had no high expectations. I said if those who are baking bejgli for years can't get it right, I should have no expectations either.

I had a recipe noted down from somewhere, so I'm going to quote the recipe without source as it's not mine and can't find the source.

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Ingredients for the

  • 500g all purpose flour,
  • 250g unsalted butter,
  • 50g powdered sugar,
  • 7g dry yeast or 25g fresh yeast,
  • 2 egg yolks,
  • 100ml lukewarm milk (1.5% fat),
  • pinch of salt.

Ingredients for the filling

  • 200g ground poppy seeds,
  • 120g sugar,
  • 50g honey,
  • 100ml milk (1.5% fat).

Ingredients for the top:

  • 1 egg yolk.

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I chose the lazy way again and added the ingredients for the dough to the mixer bowl and let the mixer do the job. This mixer really helped me during these days, saved me some time and I'm grateful for that. Time is something you can't buy.

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After 10 minutes of kneading, I got a nice dough, which I wrapped in a plastic wrap and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes.

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In the meantime I started to prepare the filling. I was not able to buy ground poppy seeds, but did not mind as those usually taste awful. Instead I ground the poppy seeds myself.

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To prepare the filling, I added the milk to the pan, added the sugar, let the milk boil, then added the poppy seeds and the honey. It's an ugly black mix, but it tastes great, so don't worry about how it looks.

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And this is where the challenge started. The dough supposed to be divided into 4 equal parts. To be precise, I usually use the scale, but there was no time to waste with the scale, so I tried my hand at dividing it the best way I could. It's clearly visible that the 4 parts were not equal but I was ok with that.

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The next challenge was rolling out the dough to get a rectangular shape. Does that look rectangular? Not by far but you know, fake it till you make it 😂

Next challenge (yeah, this was all about challenges) was to divide the filling into four, to fill each roll with the equal amount of pppy seed filling. Well, good luck with that 😂 However, I can't complain as there was plenty for each roll this time.

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Then I rolled up the dough the way you see it on the photo.

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I got 4 rolls. I'm not saying they are of the same size, but still, the result is not that bad in my opinion.

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Then I had to prick the rolls with a fork, to let the air come out during baking.

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To get a golden brown look, I brushed the rolls with an egg yolk, then let them rest for 90 minutes. There's a trick here. The egg yolk coat on the top dries during the 90 minutes rest, the dough rises and causes the coat to crack, which will make it like marble.

After 90 minutes, the brushing has to be repeated, but to be honest, I skipped that step.

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I baked the rolls for about 60 minutes at 170°C and voilà! All the rolls were cracked when I took them out of the oven 😂 The bottom one has half part ok, so I kept that for the photo shoot. Yes, I cheated.

This needs more practicing and maybe I'm going to bake more rolls for Easter, but I can't say it's a priority.

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So, poppy seed rolls anyone?

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Hello dear friend @erikah good day
It's great that you finally decided to make this dessert and fulfill your niece's wishes.
From what can be seen, it turned out great, I appreciate that you share the recipe that you had written down there, and the way of preparation
have a great day

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Thank you for the nice words. This is a diary for me, available wherever I go and maybe an idea for others too.

I wish you a nice day too.

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This looks yummy..i guess this is yummy too with black sesame or red bean paste hehe

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It must be yummy with those fillings too as we also make it with walnuts.

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Wow this looks so delicious to taste. Worth a try

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Thank you and I agree, it worth a try.

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Oh, looks very tasty!
Can you send me a piece?

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I wish I could. Unfortunately homemade food is not allowed. ☹️

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I like to eat this yummy dish I will note the recipe and try at my home. Everyone enjoying cristmis holidays with his family and make sweet dishes at home. Thanks for sharing this dish.

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Enjoy if you decide to bake it.

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I think the same thing with @mipiano. You used to visit an art gallery every day(or two I don't know 😂) and you are making delicious meals every day! That's so cool and that looks healthy. Can I get one 😂
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It's the holidays, people cook and bake this time of the year, but don't worry as museum time is coming back after the holidays 😀
And I wish I could send you some ☹️

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Hypoglycemia is a Greek word but the cure is Romanian.

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😂😂😂

This is a good one and a sweet one too, so thank you 😊

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It seems that the bread is very good, we also have a kind of bread here, and often call it by the name of sponge roll, the ingredients are also almost similar

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It is good and I'm glad to hear there's something similar in your country.

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Yummy 😋 finger licking, tasty. I would love to have some even when I know its impossible🤣

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Nothing is impossible. If you have poppy seeds in your country, the rest is easy.

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Sure

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Just like you said "Nothing is impossible" I would look for it in a bakers shop my country. I have families in Romania, I would tell them about the poppy seed roll. Thanks for your concern🥰

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Quiero realizar esta receta, me resulta bien interesante y se ve divino, gracias

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I have never tasted or seen poppy seed rolls like these. We don't use poppy seeds much here, but those rolls look yummy. I would love to try them.

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Poppy seeds are not popular everywhere, may even be illegal in some countries, but if you have it in yours, you can try it out. It's delicious.

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The outcome looks like it's been done by a pro. These looks so delightful I think I could eat one whole roll because I am a bread and pastry lover. Nothing really beats home cooked food.
Cheers to your bejgli or poppy seed roll.🥂🥂
It deserves a dance of joy too!💃💃

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Lol, thank you! I'm definitely not a pro and I even cheated as the rolls were cracked and could only use one half for photographing. I hope you can try it out one day. Cheers 🥂

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Well it did came out quite well. Atleast the outcome was good even for a first timer. 👍😍🥰
I think I will just eat this because I don't have hands for baking... Haha. Not so good at it. I usually just bake my special banana cake and cassava cake.😊😍

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I really liked baking and this recipe is one of the things that I wanna try if I have the tools hihi. What you did there was delicious even if I didn't taste it I'm sure of it because it became a traditional already.
What I just make was a banana bread or cake because I just steamed it.

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No special tools are needed, just the ordinary baking pan and an oven. The rest can be done manually. I hope you'll have the chance to try it out as it's very good. Banana bread id also good.

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I´m from Silesia too but I didn´t know that this dessert originated in our region. We call it "makový závin" (meaning "poppy seed roll" in English) and I can say it´s not one my favorite desserts :D

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