Rolls with Poppy Seed Filling

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I am making loads and loads of these delicious rolls for this year’s Christmas.

There are many poppy seed addicts in our family and I’ll try my best to satisfy them all.

 

These rolls are amazing and fun to make yeast-based pastries filled with a scrumptious poppy seed filling.

If you are still looking for a nice Holiday recipe then you should definitely give these a try.

They’ll make you happy.

 

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Here’s what we need to prepare them.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

Let’s start with the dried yeast.

Dried instant yeast is an awesome thing! Your baking will always be a success if using this kind of yeast.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

1. Mix the yeast, warm milk and sugar in a bowl.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

2. Place the flour, salt and butter into a large bowl.

 

3. Pour in the yeast mixture.

 

4. Using your hands or an electric mixer, combine the ingredients and then knead until you form a ball. You should knead until the dough ball is no longer sticky. It should be nicely smooth and elastic.

If you think that your dough is a little too dense to work with, add a little more milk. Start with one tablespoon of milk and if that’s not enough, add some more.

 

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This is the kind of dough that likes a lot of attention (read: kneading). I love kneading dough – it’s the most wonderful way of relax for me.

 

5. Place the dough into a bowl, cover it with a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

In the meantime, we can prepare the poppy seed filling.

Of course, you can replace this filling with the canned, store-bought one.

But why would you?

Okay, I may know why… it’s simpler. But still – making your own filling will be a lot more fun!

 

6. So, for the adventurous ones – grind the poppy seeds.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

7. Combine the sugar with hot water. Stir until the sugar dissolves.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

8. Then stir in the ground poppy seeds, lemon zest and vanilla extract.

And that’s it – your poppy seed filling is done and ready to be used.

 

9. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

 

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10. Turn the risen dough onto a floured surface.

 

11. Using a sharp knife, divide the dough into four (4) equal parts.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

12. Take one of the four parts…

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

13. And roll it out into a circle.

The circle should be about 10 inches (25 cm) in diameter.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

14. Cut the circle into 8 equal triangles.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

15. Arrange 2 teaspoons of the filling crosswise at the wider end of the triangle.

 

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16. And roll it up, starting at the wider end.

 

17. Pinch the edges to seal.

 

18. Let the rolls rise for another 10-15 minutes.

 

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19. Then transfer them onto the lined baking sheet.

Work in batches here.

 

20. Beat the egg lightly. Brush each roll that you’ve transferred onto the sheet with the egg mixture.

 

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Just like this.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

21. Bake at 350 °F (175 °C) for 16 minutes.

Then repeat the process with the rest of the rolls.

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

Yum!

 

sweet rolls with poppy seed filling recipe with step by step pictures

Double yum!

 

Enjoy, dear friends.

This is very, very good.

 

(This recipe makes 32 rolls and takes about 2 1/2 hours to prepare.)

Soft Garlic Knots

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I’ve been craving nice homemade rolls for quite some time.

The instant I saw the recipe for these heavenly Soft Garlic Knots over at AnniesEats I knew my fate was sealed.

With the recipe as flawless as this one, everything went perfectly.

Oh, and yes, there’s yeast. Please, don’t let that fact scare you off. The yeast in this recipe is nothing more than one of a few ingredients that creates the dough and that’s it. The magic will happen by itself, dear friends, there are no special tricks of trade involved.

This is a simple recipe which yields amazing results.

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In case you really need to have these knots too, of which I am just sure, here are the ingredients.

 

 

oft garlic knots recipe with step by step pictures, soft buns, homemade buns, place the dry ingredients into a bowl and stir them to combine

These knots can be kneaded in an electric mixer or simply just by hand. That really depends on your decision.

1. To start, place the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, yeast and salt) into a bowl and stir them to combine.

2. Then add the wet ingredients (olive oil, milk and water) and stir again just to combine.

oft garlic knots recipe with step by step pictures, soft buns, homemade buns, using the dough attachment of your electric mixer, mix the dough for about 8 minutes

3. Now, using the dough attachment of your electric mixer, mix the dough for about 8 minutes.

If you want to do this by hand, the process will last a little longer.

What we are going for here is a smooth and elastic dough.

4. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, turn once to coat…

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…and cover with a plastic wrap.

5. Allow to rise for about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.

oft garlic knots recipe with step by step pictures, soft buns, homemade buns, turn the dough onto a very lightly floured surface and divide the dough

6. Turn the dough onto a very lightly floured surface and divide it into 8 equal pieces.

To do that I used a knife. I first divided the dough into halves. Then I cut each half into halves again so I had 4 pieces. And finally I cut each piece into halves again which resulted in 8 equal pieces.

 

7. Use the palms of your hands to roll each ball into a 10-inch (26 cm) long rope.

If the dough is too sticky then use a little flour to dust it with. The ropes can’t be sticky because you wouldn’t be able to form the knots.

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8. Now tie the rope into a knot.

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9. Take the end lying underneath the knot and bring it over the top, tucking it into the center and take the end lying over the knot and tuck it underneath and into the center.

oft garlic knots recipe with step by step pictures, soft buns, homemade buns, transfer the knots on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cover with a clean kitchen towel

10. Transfer the knots on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cover with a clean kitchen towel.

 

11. Let the knots rise for another 45 minutes.

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12. In the meantime you can prepare the glaze.

Melt the butter (microwave is perfectly okay) and press the garlic into it.

Instead of pressing the garlic through the press you can just mince it finely.

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13. Add the dried oregano…

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14. …and mix it all together.

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15. When your knots are nice and puffy…

oft garlic knots recipe with step by step pictures, soft buns, homemade buns, brush the glaze onto them

…brush the glaze onto them.

 

 

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16. Place the knots into a preheated oven (350 °F – 175 °C) and bake for about 15-18 minutes.

This will smell like heaven, I’m telling you.

It’s amazing!

Your neighbors will come knocking on your door begging for the recipe.

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These cuties taste best when still a little warm.

They perfectly accompany a delicious soup, or, when I think about it, they perfectly accompany just anything.

Enjoy, dear friends!

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