Authentic Makowiec Recipe Poland, Europe

This sweetened cake made with yeasted, egg-rich, dough, and a poppy seed filling is traditionally a centerpiece of every Polish table for Christmas and Easter, but also a common found in Polish households year-round. The dough is made with flour, eggs, yeast, sugar, butter, and milk, while the filling typically consists of ground poppy seeds, milk, sugar, lemon zest, and butter. Some recipes will also add dried fruits, nuts, honey, orange zest, cinnamon to the filling. After the dough has had time to rise, it is rolled to a rectangle, which is then smeared with the poppy seed paste and shaped into a log that is left to rise in the pan. It is then baked in the oven at a moderate temperature for up to an hour, depending on the recipe. Before serving, makowiec is usually dusted with powdered sugar, but can also have some kind of icing, usually a sugar-based one. Among different types of makowiec that exist in Poland, there is one that especially stands out — makowiec Lubartowski... Read more