polish nut poppy roll recipe

I met a rather wonderful gal who loves to cook. She shared her grandmother’s recipe for Polish Nut Poppy Roll.

Susan Goodwin, a Mohnton resident, sources her recipes from family and a faithful cookbook collection. Everything she makes is amazing. Susan excels in the knack of serving great dishes by preparing dishes she has mastered. One of those preparations is her grandmother’s nut roll recipe,Kolacki. Aunt Helen, her father’s sister, raised 3 boys and made batches of loaves five at a time. Those boys could eat!

Susan admires her aunt, who at 78 heads to the gym three to four times a week (she puts me to shame, quite honestly). Aunt Helen still prepares baked goods, sending them to her boys for their families to enjoy. “She cooked ‘simple’ meals, but can still bake and make our ‘Slovak’ foods,” said Susan. Aunt Helen is cooking for one, since the loss of her husband, but she still enjoys it. I’ve never met her but I’m wondering . . . is there a spare nut roll in Aunt Helen’s freezer right now?

This recipe may be a bit intensive for a beginner baker but worth the effort.

Nut Roll (Kolacki): 5 rolls

 

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Prep time

2 hours

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

2 hours 30 mins

 

Susan's grandmother’s nut roll recipe,Kolacki. Aunt Helen, her father’s sister, raised 3 boys and made batches of loaves five at a time. Those boys could eat!

: Susan Goodwin via Phoebes Pure Food

: dessert, breakfast, baked goods

Cuisine: Slovak

Serves: 40

Ingredients

• For the dough
• 1 ounce yeast cake
• 1 pint warm milk
• 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
• 8 cups flour
• 1 cup softened butter
• 4 eggs, creamed
• For the nut filling
• milk and 1 small jar of honey
• 5 pounds ground nuts
• 1½ cups sugar
• 4 egg whites, beaten to peaks
• For the optional poppy filling
• ½ pound poppy seed
• 1 lemon, juiced and rind
• ½ cup sugar
• milk and 1 small jar of honey

Instructions

1. Prepare the dough
2. Crumble the yeast cake into a bowl and add warmed milk. Add 1 cup flour and sugar whisking to combine. Set aside for about 1 hour, to rise.
3. To the milk mixture combine butter, remaining cup of sugar and 4 creamed eggs. Combine the remaining 7 cups of flour.
4. Knead for 30 minutes or until dough stands away from the hand/is not sticky. Add more flour if needed. Set aside until the batter is double in size, a good hour.
5. Prepare the filling and rolls
6. Combine equal parts milk and honey until it is of the consistency to spread. Mix all nut filling ingredients and divide into five equal portions.
7. Divide the dough into five equal portions.
8. Roll dough out and spread on filling, roll up and place on cookies sheet.
9. Repeat with four remaining portions.
10. Brush the tops of each loaf with a beaten egg.
11. Place rolls in a warm place to rest 15 minutes prior to baking. It will add a bit of “fluff.”
12. Bake for 30 minutes in a 350 degree preheated oven.

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