Hungarian Beigli – Christmas poppy seed and walnut roll cake🇭🇺..

Absolutely! 🇭🇺 Hungarian Bejgli (often spelled Beigli) is a treasured Christmas pastry filled with either sweet poppy seeds (mákos) or walnut filling (diós). This roll cake is flaky, rich, and aromatic — a symbol of holiday tradition in Hungarian households. Served in thin slices, it’s as beautiful as it is delicious.

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🎄 Hungarian Bejgli – Christmas Poppy Seed & Walnut Roll Cake 🇭🇺

📝 Dough Ingredients:

• 500g (4 cups) all-purpose flour
• 250g (1 cup) unsalted butter (cold, diced)
• 100g (½ cup) powdered sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 100 ml (⅖ cup) sour cream
• 7g (2 tsp) active dry yeast
• 50 ml (about ¼ cup) lukewarm milk
• Pinch of salt
• 1 egg (for brushing)

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🌰 Walnut Filling (Diós):

• 200g (2 cups) ground walnuts
• 100g (½ cup) sugar
• 100ml (½ cup) milk
• Zest of ½ lemon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 packet vanilla sugar

🌸 Poppy Seed Filling (Mákos):

• 200g (2 cups) ground poppy seeds
• 100g (½ cup) sugar
• 100ml (½ cup) milk
• Zest of ½ orange or lemon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Optional: handful of raisins