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Yesterday I was craving poppy seed roll. I searched out recipe shelf but was unable to locate the recipes we usually use to make this treat, so I googled it. I found a couple recipes that I liked so I printed them both and combine them. I used this recipe mostly as a guide: www.thefreshloaf.com/recipes/makowiec

The poppy seed stollen turned out very well. It makes two large sized rolls. It is a house hold favorite.

If you love poppy seeds in treats you will probably love this roll.

Here is the recipe I came up with.

Poppy Seed Stolen (Roll)

Dough

1 tbsp instant yeast

¼ cup warm water

5 cups all purpose flour

¾ cup olive oil margarine

4 eggs

1 cup no fat sour cream

1 cup white sugar

½ tsp salt

the zest of one lemon

100 g ground almond

2 tbsp pure vanilla extract

1 tbsp rum extract

Filling

¾-1 lb poppy seeds

½-¾ cup white sugar

1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

2 tbsp rum extract

1 egg

150 ml skim milk

1 tsp cinnamon

½ cup of more raisons

Large amount of parchment paper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees C For the dough: Place the yeast in a bowl, and add the warm water stir and set aside. In a large bowl add the flour. Cut the margarine into the flour. Add the lemon zest and ground almonds. Mix in the salt and sugar. Then add the eggs, sour cream, yeast, rum and vanilla extracts. Beat with an electric mixer until combined well. Now knead the dough until it is smooth and form a ball. Divide the ball into two and roll each out into a rectangle shape on parchment paper.

For the filling: place the poppy seeds in a medium-large sized bowl. Bring milk to near boiling point (I used the microwave). Pout milk over poppy seeds. Stir well. Now add the sugar, egg (beaten), rum and vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Mix well. Now and the raisons and stir until they are all coated. Spoon the poppy seed mixture onto the rolled out dough. Roll each rectangle up Once rolled, roll up parchment paper around roll fairly snugly. Let the formed roll rise in warm area for 40-60 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-50 minutes (depending on your oven temperature).