Cebularze - Polish poppy seed and onion rolls
Cebularze are popular Polish rolls from the city of Lublin. They originated in Jewish cuisine and according to a legend, they were baked by the king's lover Estera in 14th century. I found this recipe in the archives of 'The East Journal', a newspaper published in eastern Poland. The taste best just fresh out of oven and spread with some butter. You can reheat them in a microwave on the next day, they will taste really good too.
ingredients
makes 12
for the dough:
500g plain flour
15g easy bake instant dried yeast
250ml warm milk
1 medium egg + some for brushing
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
50g butter
for the filling:
around 400g roughly chopped onions
3 tablespoons poppy seed
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons oil
a large baking tray, greased with butter and lined with baking paper (similar here)
instructions
to make the filling:
1. Prepare the filling a day before or at least 6 hours before making the rolls.
2. Place the chopped onion in a medium bowl.
3. Pour one glass of boiling water over the onions and leave to rest for a few minutes.
4. Drain the onions and add poppy seeds, salt and oil.
5. Cover and chill until needed.
to make the dough:
1. Mix the flour, salt and yeast in a large bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, dissolve the butter in warm milk.
3. Add to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
4. Add the egg and knead for around 10 minutes or until the dough is elastic and no longer sticks to hand.
5. Cover and leave to rise for around 1.5 hours.
6. Take out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for one minute.
7. Divide into 12 equal pieces.
8. Roll each piece into a neat ball and using a rolling pin, roll out the balls into flat circles.
9. Arrange on a baking tray and divide the filling between the circles (leaving around 0.5cm-1cm gaps between the edges).
10. Leave to rise in a warm place (gently heated oven) until doubled in size.
11. Brush the sides with beaten egg.
12. Preheat the oven to 180C and bake the rolls for around 25 minutes.
enjoy!
