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Pour poppy seeds with boiling water in a ratio of 1: 2, cook over low heat for 3-5 minutes. To prepare poppy seeds for sweet dishes, poppy seeds are boiled in sugar syrup.
How to cook poppy seeds for savory dishes
1. Put the poppy on cheesecloth.
2. Tie the gauze with a bag.
3. Put a bag of poppy seeds in a saucepan and cover with cold water or milk.
4. Put the saucepan on high heat, after boiling, reduce the heat.
5. Boil the poppy seeds at a low boil, covered for 1 hour. It is important that the milk or water does not evaporate.
6. Boiled poppy seeds after boiling should swell, in addition it can be passed through a meat grinder or blender, and mixed with other components of the filling.
How to cook poppy seeds for sweet icing
1. Pour poppy with boiling water and leave for 30 minutes.
2. Drain the water through a fine sieve, squeeze the poppy seed and grind it through a sieve with honey or sugar (in the same amount as the poppy seed).
How to cook poppy seeds for milk frosting
1. Pour boiling water over the poppy seeds, leave for a couple of minutes, then drain the boiling water, and put the poppy seeds in a saucepan.
2. Pour in milk (1 teaspoon of poppy seeds – 2 tablespoons of milk), honey (1 teaspoon, can be replaced with sugar) and a cube of butter (a cube with a side of 1 centimeter).
3. Put the pan on a low heat and cook the poppy seeds until the milk evaporates – the mixture should be thick.
How to cook poppy seeds for egg frosting
1. Pour water into a saucepan and put on fire.
2. After boiling, put the poppy in the water, boil for 1 minute.
3. Strain the poppy seeds into a sieve, squeeze out excess water a little.
4. Crush the poppy seeds in a coffee grinder or mortar through a sieve.
5. Add sugar to the poppy seeds (5 tablespoons of poppy seeds – 5 tablespoons of sugar) and a raw chicken egg (1 piece) and mix.