Beigli is the traditional Christmas cake in Hungary. The most popular fillings are poppy seed and walnut but you can also use chestnut, cocoa powder, apple and raisins. The smell of freshly baked beigli makes me go back in time. Ever since I can remember my maternal grandmother baked beiglis for Christmas. Nowdays my mum is in charge 🙂 to bake a couple of rolls. These sweet rolls have always been our favourite Christmas cake. Almost every family has a great recipe to make them. Of course we also do.
Ingredients:
Dough (for 3 rolls):
– 200 g butter, unsalted
– 2 egg yolks
– 4 tablespoons powder sugar
– 30 g yeast
– 0,1 l warm milk or water
– 0,1 l sour cream
– 500-600 g all-purpose flour
Filling (for 1 poppy seed roll):
– 100 g ground poppy seed
– 1 lemon’s zest
– half lemon’s juice
– 6 tablespoons powder sugar
Filling (for 2 walnut rolls):
– 200 g ground walnut
– 2 tablespoons rum
– 5 tablespoons powder sugar
