Yesss, Ashley! Here’s a classic that warms the soul on chilly evenings — Mákos Guba 🇭🇺✨
This traditional Hungarian poppy seed bread pudding is comforting, simple, and deeply nostalgic. Soft sweet rolls or kifli (crescent rolls) are soaked in sweetened milk, showered with ground poppy seeds, and baked into a golden, lightly crisped pudding. Some versions add vanilla custard or fruit — but the base is delicious all on its own!
🇭🇺 Mákos Guba – Hungarian Poppy Seed Bread Pudding
Servings: 6–8
Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 20–25 minutes
🥖 Ingredients:
- 6–8 day-old kifli or sweet rolls (or use baguettes or challah)
- 2 cups (500 ml) milk
- 1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (or 1 packet vanilla sugar)
- 1 cup (100 g) finely ground poppy seeds (not whole!)
- 2 tbsp butter (for greasing + drizzling)
- Zest of 1 lemon (optional but traditional)
- Optional: handful of raisins soaked in rum or water
🍮 Optional Vanilla Custard (if you want it saucy!):
- 2 cups milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cornstarch