Baby with plum and poppy seed filling
December 28th is the Feast of the Nativity. We have almost forgotten it as a Christmas holiday today. It commemorates the massacre of little boys, which, according to the Gospel of Matthew, took place during the reign of King Herod, shortly after the birth of Jesus. The holiday is associated with a number of customs and superstitions - one of them is baking a sweet in the form of a baby cake. We have a simple recipe for you to remember the holiday once a year.
For the dough, prepare:
For the filling, prepare:
Let the yeast rise in lukewarm milk with a tablespoon of sugar, melt the butter, add the flour, a little salt and the egg and make a smooth dough. Let it rise for about an hour under a towel. Then roll it out into a rectangle on a rolling pin, spread with the filling of jam and poppy seed flour, season with rum and lemon juice, and roll it up. Let it rise again for at least 30 minutes. Carefully transfer it to a buttered and floured classic baby mold and bake in a preheated oven.
For the dough, prepare:
- 500g of semi-coarse flour
- yeast
- 250 ml of milk
- 50 g of butter
- 3 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 egg
- a pinch of salt
For the filling, prepare:
- 140 g of unsweetened plum jam
- 60 g of poppy seed flour
- juice of ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoons of rum
Let the yeast rise in lukewarm milk with a tablespoon of sugar, melt the butter, add the flour, a little salt and the egg and make a smooth dough. Let it rise for about an hour under a towel. Then roll it out into a rectangle on a rolling pin, spread with the filling of jam and poppy seed flour, season with rum and lemon juice, and roll it up. Let it rise again for at least 30 minutes. Carefully transfer it to a buttered and floured classic baby mold and bake in a preheated oven.
