another recipe solicited

[franksolich]

Okay, now I am really bent out of shape; this is the 44th day of what one could call the "Siege," with cold temperatures, high winds, and snow all over the place.  Visibility is such that one cannot even see the William Rivers Pitt from the house--of course, even the William Rivers Pitt, the most prominent landmark around, has been nothing but just another anonymous white heap the past 44 days.

Anyway.  I need to try something new, to dispel the dreary gloom.

As all know, the deal with Springerle cookies worked out well, the second attempt turning out exactly what one had striven for.

And so now another request.

As a lilttle lad, my favorite food was the poppyseed rolls as made by the mater.

However, she didn't make them like most people made them.

The main thing is, I do not recall if the dough she used, was the sort that had to rise, or if one just made the dough and rolled it out flat.  I sort of suspect she did NOT use the sort of dough that has to rise, although most who make this treat do.

Poppyseed rolls are actually easy to make; the dough, some butter, some poppyseed, roll it all up, and presto! poppyseed rolls, which one slices.

Does anyone have any idea of the way to make dough for these things?

I'm really desperate to keep from going nuts; one looks out the windows, and sees nothing but relentless ceaseless solid white.

[LC EFA]

I've made poppy- seed rolls before but they were leavened.

Standard white bread dough formed into little loafs, brushed with milk (gives a nice crispy brown crust) and sprinkled with poppy seeds.

I imagine one can add extra poppy seeds to the mix while forming the dough.

[franksolich]

I've made poppy- seed rolls before but they were leavened.

Standard white bread dough formed into little loafs, brushed with milk (gives a nice crispy brown crust) and sprinkled with poppy seeds.

I imagine one can add extra poppy seeds to the mix while forming the dough.

We're probably dealing with a language difficulty here, LC EFA.

Poppyseed rolls, as known in the United States and eastern Europe, is where one rolls out the dough flat, applies butter and poppyseed, then rolls up the dough.  After it's baked, it's cut up into slices.

[LC EFA]

We're probably dealing with a language difficulty here, LC EFA.

Poppyseed rolls, as known in the United States and eastern Europe, is where one rolls out the dough flat, applies butter and poppyseed, then rolls up the dough.  After it's baked, it's cut up into slices.

Ahhh yes.

Is this thing http://www.thefreshloaf.com/recipes/makowiec more what you were looking for ? (it looks pretty tasty actually)

[franksolich]

Ahhh yes.

Is this thing http://www.thefreshloaf.com/recipes/makowiec more what you were looking for ? (it looks pretty tasty actually)

Yes, sir, that is the one.

[debk]

Looks like a good recipe.

I haven't even seen poppyseed roll since I moved away from Omaha over 30 years ago!

[franksolich]

I haven't even seen poppyseed roll since I moved away from Omaha over 30 years ago!

You know, for about ten years, franksolich was on page two of the Omaha World-Herald constantly, regarding poppyseed rolls.

There was a humor columnist, the late Robert McMorris--I had the honor of being his last interviewee, recently returned from the socialist paradises of the workers and peasants, before he faded away; a great man, Robert McMorris--with whom I had communicated since I was 11 years old.

Probably the greatest compliment, or one of the greatest compliments, I ever received was when Robert McMorris commented to another newspaperman, "When I look at the morning mail, and see a letter from [franksolich], I know, well, I won't have to write anything else the rest of the week......"

When I was still young and impetuous, I inadvertently caused the Great Poppyseed War, innocently inciting a great deal of energetic hostility and anger.  The Great Poppyseed War went on for years and years, on the second page of that newspaper.

I didn't mean to do that; it just happened; all I had done was challenge the authenticity of poppyseed kolaches, as compared with the undeniable authenticity of poppyseed rolls, and I had all of these judges and ministers and attorneys and politicians--even two former U.S. Senators (R)--from Nebraska yelling-and-screaming at me.