Strucle Z Makiem

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Title: STRUCLE Z MAKIEM
Categories: Breads, Polish, Holiday
Yield: 2 rolls

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1/2 oz Yeast (dry), active
-(two standard envelopes)
1/2 c Water, warm
4 1/2 c Flour, all-purpose
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter
2 Eggs
2 Egg yolks (save
-whites for the filling)
1/2 c Sour cream
1 ts Vanilla
POPPY SEED FILLING
2 tb Butter
10 oz Poppy seeds,
-coarsely ground
2 tb Honey
2 ts Lemon juice
2 Egg whites
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Candied orange peel,
-chopped fine
1/4 c Raisins, steamed
-(steamed, or soaked in
-hot water, until soft)
2 ts Lemon peel, grated

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1 c Sugar, powdered
2 tb Lemon juice

MAKE THE DOUGH: Soften the yeast in warm water in a
bowl. Mix flour with sugar and salt. Cut in the
butter until mixture has a fine, even crumb.

Beat eggs and extra yolks; mix with yeast, then stir
into the flour mixture. Add the sour cream and the
vanilla and mix well.

Knead dough on floured surface for 5 minutes. Divide
in half and roll each half into a 12 inch square.
Cover.

MAKE THE FILLING: Melt butter in a large pan. Add
poppy seed and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add honey,
lemon juice and raisins to poppy seeds. Cover and
remove from heat. Let stand for 10 minutes.

Beat egg whites with sugar until stiff moist peaks
form. Fold in orange and lemon peels and then gently
fold in poppy seed mixture.

Spread half of the filling on each dough square (after
you uncover them). Roll up as you would for a
jelly-roll and seal the edges. Place on greased
baking sheets and cover. Let rise until doubled in
bulk (approx. 1 1/2 hours).

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake about 45 minutes,
then remove from oven and cool.

MAKE THE ICING: Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice
until smooth. Spread this mixture evenly over the
rolls.

NOTES:

* Poppy seed rolls -- This recipe could be used as
part of a 12-course meal known in Polish as Wigilia,
or on its own. Wigilia is eaten after sundown on
Christmas Eve. Yield: Makes 2 rolls.

* You can grind poppy seeds in a mortar and pestle.
Specialty food stores sell grinders specifically
designed for poppy seeds. Some spice shops sell poppy
seeds already ground, but like all spices they lose
their freshness much more rapidly after they are
ground. This year (1987) in Poland, the people are
having a very hard time finding enough poppy seeds for
their strucle z makiem because there is a government
crackdown on the growing of all poppies in an attempt
to control opium production.

: Difficulty: moderate.
: Time: 3-4 hours including yeast rising time.
: Precision: Approximate measurement OK.

: Original recipe passed down through the generations
and : translated from Polish into English (with a few
mods) by Edward Chrzanowski
: MFCF, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada : echrzanowski@watmath.waterloo.edu or
{ihnp4,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!echrzanowski

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