Poppyseed Bread

Recipe Ingredients

4 cups	250g / 8.8oz	Flour
1		Salt
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
2 teaspoons	10ml	Dried yeast
6 oz	170g	Milk
1		Lemon - zested
4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter
		Filling
4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter
4 oz	113g	Poppy seed
2 oz	56g	Honey
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Golden raisins
1/4 cup	59ml	Orange zest
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Ground almonds
1		Egg yolk
3 tablespoons	45ml	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Milk

Recipe Instructions

Sift the flour, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Stir in the yeast and make a well. Heat the milk and lemon in a pan with the butter. Let mixture cool and then mix with dry ingredients. Knead the dough mixture until smooth and elastic and cover in a bowl. Let rise in warm place until it doubles in size.

While the dough is rising get started on the filling. Melt butter in a medium-sized pan and add all the poppy seeds except for 1 tablespoon. Add the honey, raisins and zest. Cook on low for 5 minutes and remove from heat, add the almonds and let cool.

Cream the egg yolk and sugar together, and fold into poppy seed mixture.

Begin to roll out dough on a floured surface into a 12- by 12-inch square. Roll dough to 1/8-inch thick. Spread your filling to within 1-inch of the edge of the dough. Roll both ends towards the center. Brush with olive oil and cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour.

Brush with milk and sprinkle with remaining poppy seeds. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

This recipe yields 8 to 10 servings.

Source:
MELTING POT with Michael Symon - (Show # MP-1B12) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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