Spectacular Poppy Flower Pie

Incredibly beautiful, rich and airy. Simply delicious! Poppy pie is an incredibly tasty and attractive-looking pastry made from yeast dough. Simple flower-shaped molding gives it a spectacular look. This can also be served on a holiday table; they will eat every last bite!
cook time: 3h
Ethan Rowley
Spectacular Poppy Flower Pie

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

335
Calories
13g
Fat
42g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

For the dough:

Milk 150 ml
Dry yeast 4 g
Sugar 1 tbsp
Wheat flour 3 tbsp

For dough:

Eggs 1 pc
Sugar 35 g
Salt 0.5 tsp
Butter 35 g
Vanilla sugar 10 g
Wheat flour 300 g

For filling:

Poppy food 60 g
Sugar 35 g
Butter 35 g

For lubrication:

Egg yolks 1 pc
Milk 1 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make poppy seed cake from yeast dough? Prepare the ingredients for the dough. Melt the butter over low heat or lightly melt in the microwave.

Step 2

Step 2
Measure out the required ingredients for the dough. Warm the milk slightly. Fresh yeast can be used. How to replace dry yeast with fresh yeast correctly and in what proportion, read the link at the end of the recipe.

Step 3

Step 3
Pour warm milk into a bowl, add sugar and yeast, stir.

Step 4

Step 4
Sift flour into yeast mixture. Mix well with a whisk until smooth. Cover the dough with a towel and leave in a warm place for about 20 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
The dough will rise noticeably and numerous bubbles will appear on the surface.

Step 6

Step 6
In a suitable sized bowl, beat the egg with salt, sugar and vanilla sugar until smooth.

Step 7

Step 7
Lay out the suitable dough, stir.

Step 8

Step 8
Add the melted and cooled butter, stir.

Step 9

Step 9
Sift flour into the resulting mass. The flour must be sifted to saturate it with oxygen. Thanks to this, the dough will rise well and the baked goods will turn out fluffy. But don’t add all the flour at once, add about ¾ of the indicated volume, as you may need less or more of it. Mix the dough first with a spoon. Read more about the properties of flour in the article on this topic. Link at the end of the recipe.

Step 10

Step 10
Add the rest of the flour in small portions, stirring the dough. Focus not on the amount of flour, but on the consistency of the dough.

Step 11

Step 11
Knead a soft, tender dough that does not stick to your hands. Cover the dough with a towel and leave in a warm place for 1-1.5 hours to rise.

Step 12

Step 12
Prepare the ingredients for the filling. Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft. Take the amount of sugar to taste.

Step 13

Step 13
The dough has risen, it has grown 2-2.5 times.

Step 14

Step 14
Gently knead the dough and place it on a table sprinkled with flour. Divide the dough into 3 equal parts.

Step 15

Step 15
Roll out one piece of dough into a round layer. You can do this directly on parchment. My layer diameter turned out to be approximately 22 cm.

Step 16

Step 16
Brush the dough with softened butter, just short of the edges.

Step 17

Step 17
Sprinkle the butter layer with sugar, then poppy seeds.

Step 18

Step 18
Roll out the second part of the dough and place it on top of the filling.

Step 19

Step 19
Similarly, grease the second layer of dough with butter, sprinkle with sugar and poppy seeds.

Step 20

Step 20
Place the third rolled out piece of dough on top.

Step 21

Step 21
Mark the center of the pie by pressing lightly with a matching cup or pastry cutter.

Step 22

Step 22
Cut the dough into four parts, without cutting to the marked center, as in the photo.

Step 23

Step 23
Then divide each part in half.

Step 24

Step 24
And again, cut each resulting segment into 2 parts. This results in 16 segments.

Step 25

Step 25
Lift the two adjacent segments and rotate them 2 times in opposite directions. Connect the ends of the segments and pinch well.

Step 26

Step 26
Do the same with the next two adjacent segments.

Step 27

Step 27
Form the entire pie in this manner. Cover the cake with a light towel and leave to proof for 15-20 minutes.

Step 28

Step 28
Brush the top of the future pie with egg yolk mixed with milk.

Step 29

Step 29
Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 180 C until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Determine the cooking time and mode based on the operating characteristics of your oven. They may not match those indicated in the recipe. Read more about how ovens work in the article at the end of the recipe.

Step 30

Step 30
Cool the finished yeast pie with poppy seed filling, cut into pieces and serve. Bon appetit!

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