Beigli: Hungarian Walnut and Poppy Seed Roll
Ingredients
Dough:
- 500 g flour
- 200 g butter
- 10 g yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 50 g powdered sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 150 ml warm milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Poppy stuffing:
- 200 g poppy seeds
- 80 g sugar
- 100 ml milk
Walnut filling:
- 200 g walnuts
- 50 g raisins
- 70 g sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 100 ml milk
Glazing
- 1 egg for glazing
Instructions
Dough:
- Sift the flour into a bowl with the salt. Put in the cubed butter and start kneading until you get a crumbly dough.
- Place the yeast in 50 ml (1.7 oz) of warm milk with a tablespoon of sugar. After 5 minutes add it to the dough.
- Put in the egg yolks, the remaining sugar, and the vanilla extract. Start kneading.
- Gradually add the warm milk. Knead the dough for 5-10 minutes.
- You will end with get a soft, non-sticky dough. If necessary, add a little milk or flour.
- Cover the dough with cling film and refrigerate for half an hour.
Poppy filling:
- Place the milk on the heat with the sugar.
- When the sugar has completely dissolved, add it to the ground poppy. Stir and set aside.
Walnut filling:
- Heat the milk with the sugar and raisins.
- When the sugar has completely dissolved, add it to the ground walnuts.
- Stir then add the vanilla. Set aside.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and divide it into two pieces.
- Roll the first piece into a thin rectangular sheet.
- Spread on the poppy filling and roll tightly.
- Place the cake on a tray lined with baking paper.
- Roll out the other piece of dough and spread on the walnut filling.
- Roll tightly and place the cake next to the poppy cake.
- Brush both with the egg yolk diluted with a tablespoon of milk.
- Place them in the fridge for 10 minutes to harden the yolk.
- After 10 minutes, remove the cakes from the refrigerator and brush them with beaten egg white.
- Refrigerate again for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to medium heat: 180 C degrees (356 Fahrenheit).
- When the oven is hot, place the tray in the oven.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until nicely browned on top.
- They'll get a shiny golden crust, formidable. Once cooled completely, slice them up. Enjoy!
Notes
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