Poppy Seed Buns with Crumble

There’s nothing better than the smell of freshly baked yeast buns filling your home 🍓✨ These poppy seed buns are soft, fluffy, and generously filled with a rich, creamy poppy seed mixture, topped with buttery crumble.

They’re the kind of recipe that brings everyone to the kitchen. Simple, comforting, and perfect for sharing with family – plus they bake in just 15 minutes!

Dough:

• 500 g all-purpose flour
• 70 g granulated sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• pinch of salt
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 200 ml oil

Yeast starter:

• 140 ml warm semi-skimmed milk
• 40 g fresh yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp flour

Poppy seed filling:

• 400 g ground poppy seeds
• 16 tbsp powdered sugar (adjust to taste)
• 300 ml semi-skimmed milk
• 100 g butter

Crumble topping:

• 150 g all-purpose flour
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 100 g butter
• 1 packet vanilla sugar

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Poppy Seed Buns with Crumble

They’re the kind of recipe that brings everyone to the kitchen. Simple, comforting, and perfect for sharing with family – plus they bake in just 15 minutes!

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Servings: 18 buns

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Slovak

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Dough:

• 500 g all-purpose flour
• 70 g granulated sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• pinch of salt
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 200 ml oil

Yeast starter:

• 140 ml warm semi-skimmed milk
• 40 g fresh yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp flour

Poppy seed filling:

• 400 g ground poppy seeds
• 16 tbsp powdered sugar adjust to taste
• 300 ml semi-skimmed milk
• 100 g butter

Crumble topping:

• 150 g all-purpose flour
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 100 g butter
• 1 packet vanilla sugar

Method

 

Prepare the yeast starter:

1. In a cup, mix warm milk, yeast, sugar, and flour. Stir gently and let it rise for about 15 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, egg yolks, salt, and lemon juice. Add the yeast starter.
3. Slowly pour in the oil while mixing. Knead for about 10 minutes until a slightly sticky dough forms.
4. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.

Filling:

1. In a saucepan, cook poppy seeds with powdered sugar and milk for about 6 minutes.
2. Add butter, remove from heat, and stir until melted. Let cool slightly.

Shaping:

1. Transfer dough onto a floured surface and roll into a rectangle (about 1.5 cm thick).
2. Divide into 18 equal pieces and shape into balls.
3. Flatten each one and add poppy seed filling in the center.

Crumble:

1. Mix all crumble ingredients and press together with your fingers.

Baking:

1. Place buns on a baking tray, brush with an egg, sprinkle with crumble, and optionally add strawberries on top.
2. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 15 minutes until golden.