Makivnyk

Name: Makivnyk
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: 3 cups flour, for dough; 1.5 cups poppy seeds, ground; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 tbsp honey

Маківник/mah-KEEV-nik/

Also known as: Poppy Seed Roll

About this dish

A rolled poppy seed cake, densely filled and slightly sweet, a Ukrainian holiday favorite.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour, for dough

⚫1.5 cups poppy seeds, ground

🍬3/4 cup sugar

🍯2 tbsp honey

Method

Serves 3

Make a soft yeasted dough and let it rise.

Grind poppy seeds and mix with sugar and honey into a thick paste.

Roll the dough into a rectangle and spread with the poppy seed filling.

Roll tightly into a log.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) until golden, then cool before slicing.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Makivnyk is a traditional Ukrainian poppy seed roll, commonly baked for Christmas and Easter celebrations.

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