Hungarian Poppy Seed Bars Recipes

POPPY SEED HUNGARIAN STYLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
• Combine cream and poppy seeds in a small saucepan. Heat mixture over medium heat until mixture is hot; do not boil. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir in butter, lemon juice and syrup. Mix well and add cooled poppy seed mixture.
• Drop by small spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

HUNGARIAN POPPY SEED ROLL (BEIGLI)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the yeast, water and sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and cold butter with a pastry cutter or by hand.
• Make a well in the center and add the egg yolks (save the whites!), sour cream, and yeast mixer. You will know that you yeast has "bloomed" properly if it has formed a frothy dome on top. This has 100% to due with the water temperature.
• Mix this together until it forms a dough ball.
• Remove dough from bowl and clean bowl. Grease clean bowl and place dough back inches Cover with a tea towel and put in a warm spot while making filling. I just toss it in the microwave or the oven and it rises just fine.
• To make the filling:.
• Place all the filling ingredients in a heavy bottom saucepan and heat to a boil over medium-low heat. Stir constantly. This takes about 20 minutes, but don't leave it because it will scorch.
• Pore into a clean bowl and put in the refrigerator until completely cool. I cheat by put it in the freezer and stirring it every 15 or so minutes.
• When the filling has cooled, divide risen dough into four balls.
• Roll them out on a lightly floured surface into 12"-15" squares. You can set them aside stacked on each other while you are filling them to save room.
• Spread them with a even layer of poppy seed filling about 1/2" from the edge. Roll them loosely into logs and place on cookie sheets.
• Let them sit for 20 minutes to rise a little.
• Preheat oven to 425F.
• Rolls with beaten egg white.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks and slice into 1/2" slices.
• Enjoy!

HUNGARIAN POPPY SEED FILLING

Steps:

• Grind the poppy seeds in a mill or coffee grinder.
• Combine the milk, margarine, and sugar in a saucepan. Cook on low heat, stirring often, until the sugar dissolves. Gradually pour about half of the hot milk into the beaten eggs, whisking constantly. Return the egg and milk mixture to the saucepan.
• Continue to cook and stir until the mixture begins to thicken and coats the back of a metal spoon. (Run your finger down the coated spoon: it should draw a clear line.) Add the poppy seeds and stir well to blend.
• Remove from heat; cool before using. Store unused filling in the refrigerator for up to five days.

HUNGARIAN POPPY SEED BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8- or 9-inch square baking pan with foil, extending ends over edges. Grease foil.In a large mixer bowl at medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. At low speed, beat in flour and baking soda. Beat in 2 cups of the oats until combined. Set 1/2 cup of the mixture aside. Pat remaining mixture into pan, flouring fingers if needed. Spread filling over. Add remaining 1/4 cup oats to reserved topping. Crumble topping mixture over poppy seed filling and pat gently.Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool pan on a wire rack, loosening from edge of pan while warm. Holding foil edges, lift cookie from pan. Cut into bars.Store loosely covered.HIGH ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: At 6,000 feet, decrease baking soda to 1/2 teaspoon.

ALMOND POPPY SEED BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, milk, oil, extracts and butter flavoring. Combine the flour, poppy seeds, baking powder and salt; add to the egg mixture and mix just until combined. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., In a bowl, combine the frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost bars.

POPPY SEED SQUARES

Steps:

• Beat egg whites until stiff and set aside.
• Beat egg yolks and sugar.
• Add oil, milk and vanilla.
• Mix.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Mix.
• Fold in beaten egg whites.
• If adding the cherries or nuts they can be folded in now.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x13 cake pan.
• Bake at 325F 35-40 minutes ( until tester comes out clean).
• cool.
• Filling:.
• cream butter.
• Combine milk with custard powder and add to butter.
• Mix in icing sugar. ( add a bit more milk if you need to).
• Spread over cooled base.
• Let set in fridge for about 30 minutes then add glaze.
• Glaze:.
• Melt chocolate and butter ( I usually do this step in the microwave) and spread over filling.
• Refridgerate, then cut into squares.
• This Square can be frozen.
• Prep time is approximate.
• Enjoy.