Breads Recipes - Poppy Seed Knots Recipe

  
 

Breads Recipes - Poppy Seed Knots

Ingredients

  • 300ml/1 3/4 cups lukewarm milk

  • 50g/4 tbsp butter, at room temperature

  • 5ml/1 tsp caster sugar

  • 10ml/2 tsp active dry yeast

  • 1 egg yolk

  • 10ml/2 tsp salt

  • 500-575g/4-4 1/2 cup plain flour

  • 1 egg beaten with 10ml/2 tsp of water, to glaze

  • poppy seeds, for sprinkling

Method:

  1. In a large bowl, stir together the milk, butter, sugar and yeast. Leave for 15 minutes to dissolve. Stir in the egg yolk, salt and 275g/100z/2 1/2 cups of the flour. Add half the remaining flour and stir to obtain a soft dough.

  2. Transfer to a floured surface and knead, adding flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic. Place in a bowl, cover and leave in a warm place until the dough doubles in volume, about 1 1/2-2 hours.

  3. Grease a baking sheet. Punch down the dough with your fist and cut into 12 pieces the size of golf balls. Roll each piece into a rope, twist to form a knot and place 2.5cm/1in apart on the sheet. Cover loosely and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1-1 1/2 hours.

  4. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Brush the knots with the egg glaze and sprinkle over the poppy seeds. Bake until the tops are lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Cool slightly on a wire rack before serving.