Discover 10 delicious recipes to make the best use of poppy seeds in the kitchen. From sweets to savory dishes, be inspired by the infinite possibilities of this versatile ingredient and add a touch of crunch and aroma to your favorite dishes. Enjoy your meal!
THE poppy seeds they are as small as tasty and healthy. Compared to other types of seeds, such as sesame seeds, poppy seeds are associated with a lower risk of allergies. If you love their flavour, don’t forget to use them in cooking, as a filling, decoration and condiment.
Here is a collection for you recipes with poppy seeds, all to be experimented and tried.
Homemade bagels
Have you ever tried making bagels at home? THE bagel they are ring-shaped leavened dough rolls. They are boiled lightly in water before baking and are usually decorated with poppy seeds or various seeds. Poppy seeds remain the typical condiment. Here recipe.
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Focaccia with onions and poppy seeds
Here’s one focaccia a little special that you can prepare with chickpea flour and wholemeal flour. To garnish the focaccia, choose your favorite onions or seasonal vegetables. Garnish the focaccia with rosemary and poppy seeds. Here recipe.
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Millet with Brussels sprouts, walnuts and poppy seeds
Do you want to prepare a first course that goes beyond the classic pasta or risotto? To change it up a bit you can choose the mile, a “poor” cereal, yet to be rediscovered, which is considered an energy and anti-stress food. For seasoning, don’t forget the poppy seeds. Here recipe.
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Poppy seed avocado and pear salad
Here is a simple recipe for a fresh and delicious salad, prepare a tasty salad by combining diced ripe avocado, thinly sliced ripe pear and mixed lettuce leaves on a serving platter.
Gently sprinkle with poppy seeds for a touch of crunch. Season with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Gently mix the ingredients and enjoy this light and refreshing salad as a side or main course. Enjoy your meal!
Spinach and strawberry salad with lemon and poppy seeds
Prepare this fresh and colorful salad by combining fresh spinach, sweet and juicy strawberries. For the dressing, mix lemon juice with poppy seeds for a touch of crunch and flavor.
Serve the salad dressed with this lemon and poppy seed vinaigrette for a light and tasty dish, perfect for a spring lunch or dinner
Poppy seed bread
Perhaps you have happened to taste the poppy seed bread. If you liked it, now is the time to try making it at home with water, flour and yeast.
Here is the recipe for making delicious poppy seed bread:
Ingredients:
- 500g of bread flour (type 00)
- 300ml of warm water
- 7g of dry brewer’s yeast (or 25g of fresh brewer’s yeast)
- 10g of salt
- 50g of poppy seeds
- Olive oil to taste (to grease the pan)
To make poppy seed bread, start by sifting the flour into a large bowl and making a well in the center. Dissolve the dry brewer’s yeast in the warm water and pour it into the flour fountain.
Add salt and poppy seeds to the dough. Using a fork or your hands, start incorporating the ingredients until you get a smooth dough. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead it vigorously for at least 10-15 minutes, until it becomes smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a bowl lightly greased with olive oil, cover it with a clean cloth and let it rise in a warm place for about 1-2 hours, or until it doubles in volume. Once the leavening time has passed, take the dough and gently deflate it with your fists.
Give the dough the desired shape and transfer it to a baking tray previously greased with olive oil. Cover it again with the cloth and let it rise for another 30-45 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C. Once risen, lightly brush the top of the bread with a little water and bake in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown and sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. Once baked, let the bread cool on a rack before cutting and serving.
Turmeric and poppy seed crackers
Here’s a great idea to make crackers at home for a crunchy snack. It’s about the wholemeal crackers with poppy seeds which you can make naturally leavened thanks to sourdough. Here is the recipe.
Sweet poppy seed roll
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Here is the recipe for the traditional Hungarian dessert, Sliced Bejgli, also known as Poppy Seed Roll:
Ingredients:
- 500g of flour
- 250ml of warm milk
- 20g of brewer’s yeast
- 100g of melted butter
- 2 eggs
- 100g of sugar
- 200g of poppy seeds
- Grated zest of one lemon
- Grated zest of an orange
- Pinch of salt
For the icing:
- 100g of icing sugar
- Lemon juice to taste
Preparation
Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk and leave to rest for about 10 minutes, until it becomes foamy. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar and salt. Add the activated yeast, melted butter and lightly beaten eggs to the flour mixture. Knead until you obtain a homogeneous and elastic dough. Divide the dough into two equal parts. Roll out each portion on a floured surface, forming two rectangles. Prepare the filling by mixing the poppy seeds with the sugar, the grated lemon and orange zest.
Distribute the filling evenly over the two dough rectangles. Roll up each rectangle from the longest part and seal the edges well. Transfer the rolls to a baking tray lined with baking paper and leave to rise for about 1 hour, until doubled in volume.
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Bake the rolls in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes, until golden. Once cooked, let the rolls cool completely. Prepare the icing by mixing the icing sugar with the lemon juice until you obtain a thick but smooth consistency. Pour icing over cooled rolls. Cut into slices and serve.
Apple strudel with poppy seeds
The apple strudel it is a sweet filling typical of German-speaking countries and Alto Adige. The traditional preparation of strudel involves adding raisins, pine nuts and cinnamon to the apples. Poppy seeds are often used both as a decoration and for filling. Here recipe.
Read also: Homemade wholemeal apple strudel with poppy seeds
Apple and poppy seed muffins
Here is a delicious recipe for preparing steamed apple, cinnamon and poppy seed muffins, perfect as a typical English single-portion dessert, and which can also be prepared without using the oven.
These muffins are mixed without butter and sweetened with agave syrup, making them ideal for a tasty mid-day snack or a light breakfast in the morning. Their delicate flavor adapts perfectly to every palate, and you can customize the recipe by deciding whether to puree the apples or leave them in pieces, thus adding a pleasant texture to the dessert.
Cooking takes place with steam in a simple pot, keeping the heat to a minimum to avoid unpleasant inconveniences. It is essential to use a lid of the same circumference as the pan to ensure uniform and perfect cooking. Here is the complete recipe.
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