Luxusní makový závin (Czech Poppy Seed Strudel)
Luxury poppy seed strudel with almonds, raisins and candied citron is a festive dessert to enjoy on any occasion. Making yeast dough may seem tricky for beginners, but once you know what properly risen dough should look like, you will manage it with ease.
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 50 min
Servings: 1
Method
01.
First, prepare the yeast starter. Crumble the yeast into part of the lukewarm milk, add a teaspoon of sugar, mix, cover with a tea towel and leave for about 15 minutes until the starter rises.
02.
Sift the flour into a bowl, add the salt, the remaining sugar and milk, the egg, the yeast starter, the lemon zest and the softened butter cut into cubes.
03.
Knead the dough by hand or in a mixer until smooth and non-sticky, cover it with a tea towel and leave it to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes.
04.
Meanwhile, prepare the poppy seed filling. Pour boiling milk over the poppy seeds, add the sugar, finely chopped dried fruit and chopped almonds, mix thoroughly and briefly simmer until thickened. Leave to cool.
05.
Knead the risen dough once more and roll it out on a floured surface into a rectangle about 30×40 cm, i.e. the length of a baking tray.
06.
Spread it with the poppy seed filling, roll it up along the longer side and press the edges together.
07.
Place the strudel on a baking tray lined with baking paper, seam side down.
08.
Cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for another 30 minutes.
09.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 175 °C (top and bottom heat). On a gas oven, set to level 2.
10.
Then cut the strudel along its entire length with a sharp knife to a depth of about 0.5 cm and place it in the preheated oven.
11.
Bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes.
12.
Brush the still hot strudel with melted butter mixed with icing sugar and dust with icing sugar.
13.
Leave to cool and cut into slices.
