POPPY SEED ROLL--Helga's Happy Holidays

Poppy seed and nut rolls are a staple during the holiday season in our area with their roots in eastern European communities. They are delicious treats we look forward to all year! They are a quick bread type and are not overly hard to make, just takes some time! POPPY SEED ROLLS INGREDIENTS Dough 1 cup sour cream 3 tablespoons butter (softened) 5 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) instant yeast (or rapid-rise dry yeast) 2 large eggs (room temperature, beaten) Poppy Seed Filling Ingredients 1/2 pound poppy seeds 3/4 cup white sugar 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/2 cup hot milk DIRECTIONS In a large saucepan, warm sour cream (just enough for butter to melt when added and allow the mixture to cool down to 120F degrees). Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons butter, 5 tablespoons sugar, baking soda and salt. Cool to under 120F degrees. While sour cream mixture is cooling, in a large bowl, whisk together flour and yeast. Add eggs to cooled sour cream mixture and then transfer to flour-yeast mixture. Mix with hands until a sticky dough forms. Knead mix in stand mixer and knead to smooth ball. Cover with an overturned bowl or greased plastic wrap and let rest 10 minutes. The dough will be soft. Divide in half. Working with one piece of dough at a time and using as little extra flour as possible, roll to a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Spread with half of the filling leaving a 1/2 border along both short side edges and top long edge un-spread (to help with sealing). Fold the short side edges of the dough in slightly to hold in filling and then roll from the bottom up. Lightly pinch dough along long edge to seal seam. Place seam side down on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Allow to rise for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, covered with greased plastic, until light and slightly puffed. While rising, heat oven to 350F degrees. Bake 35 minutes. Let cool on pan 10 minutes, then transfer from sheet pan to a cooling rack to cool completely before cutting into slices. Wrap leftover tightly in foil or plastic wrap. Poppy Seed Filling--Instructions Place poppy seeds into a food processor and process until seeds are ground, about 1 minute. Mix poppy seeds with 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter, lemon juice, and hot milk in a bowl; stir to combine. Cover poppy seed filling and refrigerate while making bread (filling will set up and thicken as it chills). ********************************************************************* On Facebook--https://www.facebook.com/Pennsylvania... On Instagram--https://www.instagram.com/helgaspenns... My Blog--http://www.pennsylvaniacooking.blogsp... ​ Pinterest---  / ​   ******************************************************************* MAILING ADDRESS: Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking P.O. Box 12 5 E Roosevelt Ave Elysburg, PA 17824 ************************************************************* Disclaimer: BE ADVISED: Any public comment left on Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking may get a video response from me rather than a written response. IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS DO NOT COMMENT! I am not responsible for any damage or illness anyone does to equipment or themselves from the information contained in the video. If you follow the video and you do not use proper ingredients or cooking methods and hygiene and get sick, it is your fault and not that of Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking! This information is given with the understanding that if you use this information you do so with no liability to Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking or this channel. These videos are for entertainment purposes only! Due to factors beyond the control of Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking, it cannot guarantee against unauthorized modifications of this information, or improper use of this information. Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking assumes no liability for property damage or injury/illness incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking recommends safe practices when working with appliances, utensils, and safe cooking practices, or any other tools or equipment seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking, no information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury/illness, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking.