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Kluski z makiem
Noodles with sweet poppy seed
Kluski z makiem: noodles tossed with sweet ground poppy seed, honey, nuts and raisins
PolishPoppy seed is the taste of a Polish Christmas Eve, and in central and eastern Poland it often reaches the table as a bowl of wide noodles in a sweet, dark poppy mixture with honey, walnuts and raisins. It sounds strange to anyone who expects pasta to be savoury, but it is closer to a pudding: nutty, slightly bitter, sticky with honey, eaten at room temperature as the last dish of the night. Where most people go wrong is using whole poppy seeds straight from the packet; they must be scalded and ground, or the dish is gritty and bland. Chef's tip: buy ready-ground poppy seed or grind scalded seeds twice in a spice grinder until they turn grey and buttery.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the poppy mix
- 7 oz poppy seeds
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 3 ½ oz runny honey
- 1 oz butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 ⅛ oz walnutschopped
- 2 ⅛ oz raisins
- 1 ⅜ oz candied orange peelfinely chopped
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the noodles
- 10 ½ oz wide egg noodles or łazanki
- 1 tsp saltfor the water
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Bring 1 ¼ cups milk to the boil, take it off the heat and stir in 7 oz poppy seeds. Cover and leave for 20 minutes, until the seeds have swollen and soaked up most of the milk.
22 minStep 2: Drain the seeds in a very fine sieve, pressing, then grind them twice in a spice grinder or mincer until they look grey and paste-like.
6 minStep 3: Melt 1 oz butter with 3 ½ oz runny honey and 2 tbsp sugar in a frying pan over a low heat. Add the ground poppy, 2 ⅛ oz walnuts, 2 ⅛ oz raisins, 1 ⅜ oz candied orange peel and 1 tsp vanilla extract and stir for 4 minutes, until glossy and fragrant.
4 minStep 4: Cook 10 ½ oz wide egg noodles or łazanki in boiling water with 1 tsp salt until just tender, then drain well and rinse briefly so they don't stick.
10 minStep 5: Toss the noodles with the warm poppy mix until every strand is coated. Leave for 10 minutes so the flavours settle and serve warm or at room temperature.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 70 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kluski z makiem take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of runny honey?
- Maple syrup or golden syrup, same amount.
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