Name: Christmas Poppy Seed Roll
Yield: Makes about 10 servings
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon brandy or dark rum; 2 tablespoons freshly grated lemon or orange zest; ½ cup finely chopped walnuts; 1 cup poppy seeds; Egg wash: 1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons water; 1 extra-large egg yolk; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; ¼ cup lightly packed brown sugar; 1 batch Basic Sweet Dough; ¼ cup honey

Preparation info

Makes about
10
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Ukrainian Cookbook

By Annette Ogrodnik Corona

Published 2020

About

Makivnyk is the specific name given to a zavyvanets with a spiral poppy seed filling traditionally served at Christmastime. The poppy seeds have a gritty texture, but when combined with the crushed walnuts, the result is a nice and moist filling.

Ingredients

1 batch Basic Sweet Dough
1 cup poppy seeds
2

Europe
Ukraine
Dessert
Eastern Europe
Vegetarian

Method

Grease a large baking sheet with butter and set aside. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board or counter, and with a floured rolling pin, roll it out into a narrow rectangle about 12x6 inches and about ¼-inch in thickness. Cover with a kitchen towel while making the poppy seed filling.

Grind all but 2

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