Christmas Star with Poppy Seed Filling
By chef Gulasch
Fluffy Christmas star with fragrant poppy seeds. A traditional, delicately sweet festive treat.
- 37 min
- total
- Medium
- level
11 min prep · 26 min cook
What you will need
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Poppy seeds 37.5 g -
Puff pastry 0.25 pcs -
Sugar 20 g -
Milk 25 ml
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Eggs 0.25 pcs -
Vanilla sugar 0.25 pcs -
Cinnamon 0.25 tsp
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Steps to cook
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Prepare the ingredients. Prepare all the ingredients - we will be baking with them in a moment ✨
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Warm the milk with sugar. Bring the milk with sugar to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves.
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Prepare the poppy seed mixture. Add the cinnamon and poppy seeds, mix until smooth, and let the mixture cool.
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Prepare the dough. Roll out the puff pastry and cut it in half.
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Spread the filling. Spread the poppy seed mixture evenly over one half and cover with the other half of the dough.
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Cut the star. Place a glass in the center and cut the dough around it into 8-16 sections, depending on the desired shape.
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Twist the strands. Twist each pair of strands toward each other and join them at the ends.
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Bake. Brush with beaten egg and bake in the oven at 180 C for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
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Finish with butter and rum. After baking, you can brush it with melted butter mixed with rum 🍽️✨
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