Dessert for 24

Sweet Poppy Seed Buns

Name: Sweet Poppy Seed Buns
Total time: 198 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 2 cups warm milk; 1 tbsp active dry yeast; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 6 cups all-purpose flour; 3 large eggs; 1 and 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 tsp salt; 1 egg; 1 tbsp dry poppy seeds to sprinkle over the top; 3/4 cup raisins

Yeast dough filled with poppy seed filling and raisins rises twice before baking into soft, sweet buns.

Typical price

$0.92for 4 servings

$0.23 per serving$0.92 for 4

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Photo: natashaskitchen.com

198 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

Eastern European Vegetarian Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Milk$0.04/oz typical	17 oz	$0.68Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.20Typical price
Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical	3.75 oz	$1.69Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.51

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarFlour

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 cups warm milk
1 tbsp active dry yeast
1/2 cup granulated sugar
6 cups all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
1 and 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1 tbsp dry poppy seeds to sprinkle over the top
3/4 cup raisins

Steps

Stir the warm milk, yeast, and sugar together, then rest for 5 minutes.
Mix in the flour, 3 eggs, butter, and salt, then knead until smooth and let rise for 90 minutes.
Roll the dough into a large rectangle, spread it with poppy seed filling, and scatter the raisins over it.
Roll the dough into a log, cut it into 24 buns, and place them on greased baking sheets.
Cover the buns and let them rise for 20 minutes while heating the oven to 350 F.
Beat the remaining egg, brush it over the buns, sprinkle with poppy seeds, and bake for 25 minutes until firm and cooked through.

Swaps

Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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