Poppy seed cake on shortcrust pastry recipe
Recipe for a delicious poppy seed cake with a shortcrust base and grated dough on top.
Wyposażenie
- Baking pan approximately 24/24 cm or 20/30 cm.
Składniki
shortcrust pastry ingredients for poppy seed cake
- 400 g wheat flour - all-purpose (- 2 and 2/3 cups)
- 250 g butter (cold)
- 2 eggs (- size L for me)
- 60 g powdered sugar (- 3 tablespoons)
ingredients for poppy seed filling for poppy seed cake
- 400 g poppy seeds (ground)
- 350 ml milk (hot)
- 100 g butter (soft)
- 200 g powdered sugar
- 4 egg yolks (- from L size eggs)
- 4 egg whites
- 100 g candied orange peel
- 50 g raisins
- 50 g walnuts (chopped)
- 25 g almonds (ground - can be replaced with semolina)
- almond extract (- to taste - or other favorite extract)
Instrukcja
How to make shortcrust pastry for poppy seed cake
- Knead the dough from flour, butter cut into pieces, eggs, and powdered sugar - I mixed the ingredients with a food processor and then briefly kneaded it.400 g wheat flour - all-purpose, 250 g butter, 2 eggs, 60 g powdered sugar
- Divide the dough into two portions - one larger than the other - approximately 2/3 and 1/3 of the dough.
- Wrap the smaller portion in foil and put it in the freezer.
- Press the remaining dough into the bottom of the baking pan (mine was lined with baking paper). Put the pan with the dough into the refrigerator while preparing the poppy seed filling.
How to make poppy seed filling for poppy seed cake
- Pour hot milk over the poppy seeds and set aside to cool.400 g poppy seeds, 350 ml milk
- Beat the soft butter with sugar until fluffy.100 g butter, 200 g powdered sugar
- Add egg yolks to the beaten butter and mix until combined.4 egg yolks
- Add the poppy seed mixture and mix briefly.
- Prepare the dried fruits and nuts - you can, of course, use different ones than I did, or in different proportions.100 g candied orange peel, 50 g raisins, 50 g walnuts, 25 g almonds
- Add the dried fruits/nuts and extract to the poppy seed mixture and mix.almond extract
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff and then add them to the poppy seeds - gently mix.4 egg whites
- Transfer the poppy seed mixture onto the shortcrust base.
- Take the reserved dough out of the freezer and grate it on a large-hole grater. Sprinkle the grated dough over the poppy seed cake.
- Bake the cake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat mode) for about an hour (until golden brown).
- After baking, cool the cake.
Uwagi
If you are using unground poppy seeds, pour hot water over them and cook for about 30 minutes. After this time, drain them and grind them twice with a grinder. You no longer need to pour hot milk over them; just cool them and add them to the beaten butter.
Wartości Odżywcze
Serving: 100gCalories: 369kcalWeglowodany: 30gProtein: 8gTłuszcz: 24g
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