Poppy seed cake

1. Stage

For this pie I used my own dough, since the store dough does not suit me in terms of quality and I could not find exactly a puff pastry. This dough is quite easy to make, and I liked the result. I can not say how much it corresponds to the name "puff pastry", but I found the recipe under that name on the Internet. If you are going to buy the dough, then you will need 880g of it. So, let's make the yeast starter. To do this, dissolve the yeast in warm milk, salt and sugar, and mix half of the flour. Put the ovary in a warm place for 20-30 minutes.

2. Stage

After 30 minutes the pastry should be smooth, increase in volume. Add eggs and 45 grams of butter. Mix everything well.

3. Stage

Add the remaining flour and leave in a warm place for another 30 minutes.

4. Stage

Then roll out the dough into a large rectangle about a centimeter thick and distribute all the remaining butter over it.

5. Stage

Now roll up and lightly pinch the top and bottom edges of the dough...

6. Stage

... and then the right and left one, and also pinch. Carefully roll out the dough, being careful not to tear it. Again consistently roll up the edges, roll out, and so on. This procedure should be repeated four times. The finished dough should be placed in the refrigerator for a while. From this amount of products turned out about 1.2 kg of dough.

7. Stage

Now the stuffing. I always buy ready-made. It's very convenient and delicious. If you do not have such an opportunity, then you need to make it. To do this, pour a glass of steep boiling water over poppy seeds and leave them for 15 minutes. Flip the poppy on a sieve and let the water drain completely. Put the poppy seeds in a mortar, add sugar and grind. Melt the butter and mix with the filling.

8. Stage

Divide the dough into three parts. Roll out one part of the dough into a circle 25-30 cm in diameter, immediately transfer it to a paper-lined baking tray and brush with half of the filling.

9. Stage

Roll out the second circle of the same size, lay it on top of the first and brush with the remaining filling. Roll out the third circle and place it on top. Cut the pie into 10-12 sectors, starting from the center, about 2-2.5 cm from the edge.

10. Stage

Gently twist each piece once or twice.

11. Stage

Brush the top of the cake with butter and place in a preheated 180 degree oven. Bake for 30-40 minutes.

12. Stage

While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup. Remove the zest of the lemon, squeeze out the juice, mix in a saucepan with the sugar and vanilla sugar. Boil until a homogeneous, thick mass is formed.

13. Stage

Let the finished pie cool a little, spread the syrup well. Serve warm or cold, either way is delicious!