Bratislava Poppy Seed Croissants (bratislavske Makove Rozteky)

Total Time: 1 hr 2 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/8 lbs all-purpose flour
• 1 1/8 lbs of smooth flour
• 2 yeast cube
• 1/3 ounce salt
• 1/3 lb sugar
• 2/3 lb margarine
• 7/8 cup full-fat milk
• 2 1/4 lbs of ground poppy seeds
• 11 1/8 lbs powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
• 1 lemon, rind of
• 2 1/8 cups water
• 4 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven at 392 °f.
• 2 mix the yeast with milk.
• 3 mix the milk with all dough ingredients and let the dough rise for 20 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile prepare the filling by combining all filling ingredients.
• 5 make the dough 1/8 inches thick.
• 6 cut the dough on squares - they should be large as your open hand.
• 7 put as much filling as you wish into the middle of each square.
• 8 roll each square into the croissant shape, turn the endings up, so the filling stays inches.
• 9 grease every croissant by yolks and leave it for 10-15 minutes to absorb in a cold and windy place.
• 10 grease baking pans with butter and put croissants on them.
• 11 bake for about 10-12 minutes, until they turn to golden brown.