Pastry poppy is very often used in baking. It gives an unusual and rich taste to pies, bagels and buns, and is also actively used to decorate confectionery.
How to steam poppy seeds for filling
Since poppy seeds are usually used for filling pies and other baked goods, they must be carefully prepared. After all, the old poppy usually tastes bitter, and its grains are not particularly soft.
The most optimal way is to steam the poppy. To do this, rinse the grains thoroughly in warm water, grind in a mortar, pour boiling water over them. Some people like the whole poppy seeds in the filling, so they do not need to be ground beforehand. Poppy should be soaked for several hours, preferably overnight, then they will acquire softness, but will not change their shape.
For the filling, poppy seeds can be boiled in milk with sugar, then the filling will acquire a very creamy taste, become incredibly tender and juicy. You can simply wrap dry poppy seeds in the dough, which, under the influence of temperature, will steam out and become fragrant.
To add a spicy flavor to the filling, you can add lemon, orange or cinnamon zest to the poppy seeds. In this way, you can significantly change the already familiar recipe, give it an additional flavor.
You can experiment and try mixing the filling poppy with nuts, raisins and honey. You will get a kind of oriental sweets that will please those with a sweet tooth.
How to make poppy seeds for dough
For rolls and bagels, poppy seeds are often added to the dough itself. It is much easier, there is no need to prepare the filling separately. To make the dough homogeneous, the poppy seeds are pre-boiled or soaked in boiling water, and then ground in a meat grinder. Together with the poppy seed gruel, you can immediately scroll through dried fruits or nuts. In this case, you will get just a wonderful tasty roll.
Poppy seed dough is also used for making biscuits. You can make a simple shortbread dough and mix it with poppy seeds, grated through a meat grinder. This is an easy to prepare and delicious dessert.
The easiest way to use poppy seeds in baked goods is to decorate them. Already finished products can be sprinkled with dry poppy seeds mixed with powdered sugar. For example, children are very fond of poppy seed buns.
Baking with poppy filling is a very tasty and budget option for the hostess. Indeed, for its preparation you will not need any unusual products, poppy seeds can be mixed with what is at hand: honey, nuts, raisins and even sugar. And as a decoration, poppy looks very beautiful on buns, rolls, open pies with a filling and bagels.
