Bejgli (Hungarian Pastry with Poppy Seeds and Walnut)

Hi Lovelies!

For today’s recipe, you are in for a treat as it is a treat recipe ? But yeah, 2 recipes in one post, of 4 pastry, with 2 different fillings, of poppy seeds and of walnut.

This pastry is from Hungary and is called Bejgli. You may find similar pastry around Europe with different names, with the exact same filling, of poppy seeds and walnut and sometimes poppy seeds with dark cherry or raisins, etc.

1 recipe makes 2 Bejgli, so the following recipe gives you 4, 2 poppy seeds filled and 2 walnut filled.

They are sooooo good.

Poppy Seeds, Dough

4 c strong baker’s flour
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c skim milk powder
A generous pinch of salt
100 ml milk
2 tbsp water
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp active dry yeast
1 1/4 c unsalted butter
1 egg
1 yolk

Poppy Seeds, Filling

1 whole bag of poppy seeds (150-200 g)
1 c sugar
1 c almond flour
3/4 c milk
2 tsp lemon juice

Walnut, Filling

1 c sugar
3 c walnut meal
1 c milk
1 tbsp vanilla essence

Walnut, Dough

4 c strong baker’s flour
3/4 c sugar (1/2 c works too)
1/2 c skim milk powder
A generous pinch of salt
125 ml lukewarm milk (made a mistake in the video saying water instead milk ?)
1 tbsp each sugar and active dry yeast
1 egg
1 yolk
1 c unsalted butter

Steps in the vid! ?

Print Recipe

Bejgli

poppy seeds and walnut filled pastry from Hungary

Ingredients

Dough Poppy Seeds

• 4 c strong baker’s flour
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1/2 c skim milk powder
• A generous pinch of salt
• 100 ml milk
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp active dry yeast
• 1 1/4 c unsalted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 yolk

Dough Walnut

• 4 c strong baker’s flour
• 3/4 c sugar 1/2 c works too
• 1/2 c skim milk powder
• A generous pinch of salt
• 125 ml lukewarm milk made a mistake in the video saying water instead milk ?
• 1 tbsp each sugar and active dry yeast
• 1 egg
• 1 yolk
• 1 c unsalted butter

Poppy Seeds Filling

• 1 whole bag of poppy seeds 150-200 g
• 1 c sugar
• 1 c almond flour
• 3/4 c milk
• 2 tsp lemon juice

Walnut Filling

• 1 c sugar
• 3 c walnut meal
• 1 c milk
• 1 tbsp vanilla essence

Instructions

• Grind poppy seeds then mix everything in a pot, cook til thickened, cool to room temperature
• Mix everything in a pot, cook til thickened, cool to room temperature
• Mix dry ingredients
• Bloom yeast in sugary lukewarm milk
• Pour yeast into dry ingredients, knead
• Add in room temperature butter
• Knead in eggs
• Divide dough into two, roll flat
• Spread filling, roll as you would jelly roll
• Pokes surface with fork
• Brush with yolk/milk/egg white
• Bake for 40 mins on preheated 350 F
• For walnut bejgli, same steps 😀

Video