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Poppy Seed Filling

Ground poppy seeds cooked in milk with sugar and butter until they absorb the liquid, or ready-made poppy seed paste mixed with honey: a filling for yeast cakes and hamantaschen.

⏱ 4 min

🧀 Dairy 🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-free 🎭 Purim

Versions:Original 🌱 Vegan ⚖ Pareve

👨‍🍳 Method

1
In a small pot, heat the milk, sugar and butter, add the poppy seeds and cook over low heat about 3–4 minutes, stirring, until the poppy seeds absorb the liquid.
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2
Let the filling cool completely before spreading.

453calories

11 gprotein

25 gcarbs

34 gfat

● protein 10%● carbs 22%● fat 68%

Per serving (139 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Poppy seeds: 1 cup = 145 g · 533 kcal per 100 g · More about Poppy seeds →
Milk: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 244 g · 60 kcal per 100 g · More about Milk →
Sugar: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 12 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Butter: 1 cup = 227 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →

🔧 Tools needed (2) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)

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⚙️ What you can change

Possible additions: Cooked in milk · Sugar · Honey · butter · Cinnamon
Swaps: Ground poppy seeds or Ready-made poppy seed paste
Cooking time (minutes): 3–4

Poppy Seed Filling

👨‍🍳 Method

⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (2) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

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