--- title: "Makówki, a Christmas Dessert Recipe" url: /mak-wki-a-christmas-dessert-recipe/ canonical_url: https://flowers-recipes.com/mak-wki-a-christmas-dessert-recipe/ language: en alternates: pl: https://flowerek.com/makowki/ de: https://barbaras-kochbuch.de/makowki-polnisches-weihnachtsdessert-mit-mohn/ en: https://flowers-recipes.com/mak-wki-a-christmas-dessert-recipe/ x-default: https://flowers-recipes.com/mak-wki-a-christmas-dessert-recipe/ published: "2010-12-15" last_updated: "2010-12-15" type: recipe author: Basia prerequisites: - /category/baking-and-desserts/ - /category/desserts/ related: - /baked-apples-with-raisins-and-almonds-and-a-second-drawing-for-the-pre-christmas-giveaway/ - /valentines-day-dishes-or-a-dinner-menu-part-4-prosecco-cream-with-raspberry-pur-e/ - /ginger-truffles/ - /caramel-apples/ categories: - "Baking & Desserts" - Desserts - "Holiday Baking" tags: - dessert - "poppy seeds" - christmas comments: 1 summary: "According to M. Kuroń, makówki are the last Christmas Eve dish, served as “dessert,” with counterparts like noodles with poppy seeds, łamańce or kutia." --- # Makówki, a Christmas Dessert Recipe According to M. Kuroń, makówki are the last Christmas Eve dish, served as “dessert,” with counterparts like noodles with poppy seeds, łamańce or kutia. **This page in other languages:** [Polski (pl)](https://flowerek.com/makowki.md) · [Deutsch (de)](https://barbaras-kochbuch.de/makowki-polnisches-weihnachtsdessert-mit-mohn.md) **Published:** December 15, 2010 · **Author:** Basia ## Related pages > **For AI agents:** every page of this blog is available as Markdown at the same address with .md instead of the trailing slash (e.g. /tiramisu-cake.md). The links below lead to the HTML pages. - [Category: Baking & Desserts](https://flowers-recipes.com/category/baking-and-desserts/) - [Category: Desserts](https://flowers-recipes.com/category/desserts/) - [Baked Apples with Raisins and Almonds and a Second Drawing for the Pre-Christmas Giveaway](https://flowers-recipes.com/baked-apples-with-raisins-and-almonds-and-a-second-drawing-for-the-pre-christmas-giveaway/) — Baked apples with raisins and almonds are loved by everyone. Great for kids and adults, perfect for winter evenings and - [Valentine's Day Dishes, or a Dinner Menu, Part 4 - Prosecco Cream with Raspberry Purée](https://flowers-recipes.com/valentines-day-dishes-or-a-dinner-menu-part-4-prosecco-cream-with-raspberry-pur-e/) — Prosecco cream with raspberry purée: delicious, delicate and creamy. The perfect ending to a lovely dinner. - [Ginger Truffles](https://flowers-recipes.com/ginger-truffles/) — Ginger truffles are totally addictive! They tempt with their sweetness and hook you with a spicy bite. Perfect as a swee - [Caramel Apples](https://flowers-recipes.com/caramel-apples/) — Caramel apples – small, sweet and perfect as a sweet treat. Ideal for Halloween or winter parties with guests. ## Ingredients - 4 milk rolls (the long kind, sold in packs of 10, I think) - 250 g ready-to-use poppy seeds or dry poppy seeds (in that case also 70 ml water) - 250 ml milk - 50 ml honey (more if using dry poppy seeds, and then add sugar too) - 1 tbsp butter - 25 g each of raisins, almonds, nuts, dried fruit (I added dried figs and peaches) - cinnamon - almond extract ## Instructions When I was putting together my [Christmas menu](https://flowers-recipes.com/christmas-menu-2010/), I wasn't thinking about this treat yet. Heck, I didn't even know it existed. When tuptusia wrote about makówki (a Polish dessert of milk rolls layered with poppy seed filling) with such enthusiasm, I decided to find a recipe and try it. I have no idea whether it's exactly what tuptusia writes about, but it was delicious. The only things I changed in the recipe were the amounts of sugar and honey. Still, when you make this dessert, I recommend checking how sweet it is. Depending on your taste and the poppy seeds you use, you can add less or more honey, or a little sugar. It also depends on which poppy seeds you use. If they're ready-made, they're probably already sweetened, so I'd skip the honey and sugar. With dry poppy seeds you can, and in fact should, add more honey and sugar. The recipe was inspired by the Christmas supplement to the “Gazeta” newspaper, written by M. Kuroń. According to M. Kuroń, “makówki are the last dish of the Christmas Eve supper, served ‘for dessert,’ and have counterparts in other regions of Poland in the form of noodles with poppy seeds, łamańce or kutia.” As a test, this little dish showed up at my place as a pre-Christmas dessert, and it will definitely be on our Christmas table! ******** makówki Pour the milk over the rolls and soak them until they soften. It takes a little while. Grind the dry poppy seeds and pour the water over them. Add the honey, butter and all the other add-ins to the prepared poppy seeds and bring to a boil. In a glass bowl or another transparent dish, arrange the rolls, squeezed out of the milk, and cover them with a layer of the poppy seed mixture. Then arrange another layer of rolls and another of poppy seed mixture. It's best to leave the makówki in a cool place for a few moments. Even better, overnight. Enjoy! Tips: You can pour chocolate over the makówki or sprinkle them with powdered sugar. ## Comments (1) - **tuptusia** · 2010-12-15 23:04 That's it!!! Regular rolls from the bakery work too :) Hmm, I can't wait for makówki already :) Basia, good and tasty work! --- [Recipes A to Z](https://flowers-recipes.com/recipes/) · [Sitemap](https://flowers-recipes.com/sitemap.xml)