Makowiec (Polish Poppy Seed Cake)

 

Makowiec (Poppy Seed Cake)

Dough:
100 gram Yeast
1 Cup Almond Milk - warm then add yeast and mix
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Egg
3 Egg Yolks
1/2 Cup Oil

Filling:

3 lbs of poppy seed - boil

Boil the below separately from the poppy seed so that you can puree it in a food processor versus a grinder where it would get stuck 

 - Almonds
 - Walnuts
 - Dates
 - Raisins

Boil in water and let sit then grind through meat grinder

Then add 2 eggs

1 Cup sugar

1 cup cream of wheat

Roll dough out and spread filing then sprinkle coconut and roll

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes

Remove from oven and sprinkle with icing sugar