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Christmas Star with Poppy Seed Filling

By chef Gulasch

Fluffy Christmas star with fragrant poppy seeds. A traditional, delicately sweet festive treat.

37 min
Medium

11 min prep · 26 min cook

Christmas Star with Poppy Seed Filling
657 kcal · per serving
Protein 15g Carbs 61g Fat 39g
Ingredients

What you will need

7 items · serves 1
  • Poppy seeds 37.5 g
  • Puff pastry 0.25 pcs
  • Sugar 20 g
  • Milk 25 ml
  • Eggs 0.25 pcs
  • Vanilla sugar 0.25 tsp
  • Cinnamon 0.25 tsp

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Method

Steps to cook

9 steps · 26 min cook

  1. Prepare the ingredients. Prepare all the ingredients - we will be baking with them in a moment ✨

  2. Warm the milk with sugar. Bring the milk with sugar to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves.

  3. Prepare the poppy seed mixture. Add the cinnamon and poppy seeds, mix until smooth, and let the mixture cool.

  4. Prepare the dough. Roll out the puff pastry and cut it in half.

  5. Spread the filling. Spread the poppy seed mixture evenly over one half and cover with the other half of the dough.

  6. Cut the star. Place a glass in the center and cut the dough around it into 8-16 sections, depending on the desired shape.

  7. Twist the strands. Twist each pair of strands toward each other and join them at the ends.

  8. Bake. Brush with beaten egg and bake in the oven at 180 C for about 20 minutes until golden brown.

  9. Finish with butter and rum. After baking, you can brush it with melted butter mixed with rum 🍽️✨

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