Poppy Seed Roll with Cream Cheese (VIDEO)

This poppy seed roll with cream cheese is a soft bread roll that’s sweetened with cream cheese and rich poppy seed filling. This dessert recipe is so simple, and the result is the most comforting sweet bread. 

Poppy seeds make a great dessert even better. We love them in a poppy seed roulade, and especially in our lemon poppy seed muffins.

These poppy seed rolls are a classic european dessert, and our rolls have a touch of cream cheese, making these rolls extra rich and creamy.

How to Make Poppy Seed Rolls

Make the dough –

1. To a large bowl of a stand mixer, add the flour. Create a well in the center and add the whisked eggs into the center. 
2. In a small saucepan, melt butter, sugar, and milk. Heat until it reaches 100°F but not over. Add the warm milk mixture on top of the eggs. Sprinkle yeast over the mixture and top with 1 Tbsp of sugar. Whisk together and allow the yeast to activate. 
3. Begin mixing in the flour and knead until it’s not sticking to the bowl anymore. This should take 6-8 minutes. This can be done by hand or using a stand mixer.
4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 ½ hours.

Assemble the rolls –

1. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar and set aside. 
2. Dust a surface with flour and divide the dough into four pieces. 
3. Take one piece and roll it out to a rectangle using a rolling pin. To the middle of the dough, spread an even layer of poppyseed filling and a layer of cream cheese filling on both sides. Fold the right side to the center and then the left side, pinching everything closed. Repeat with all the rolls. 

Bake the rolls –

4. Brush the rolls with egg wash, allow to rise for 30 minutes, and bake at 365°F for 25-30 minutes. 
5. Once baked, transfer to a wire cooling rack and serve once at room temperature. 

Optional: Top your baked rolls with a cream cheese frosting!

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Poppy Seed Roll with Cream Cheese

Author: Valentina

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5 from 8 votes

Soft and airy yeast bread roll with poppy seed and cream cheese filling. These classic Ukrainian rolls are amazing with the added cream cheese filling.

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

rising-: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 rolls

Ingredients

Poppy Seed Roll Dough-

• 4 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, measured then sifted
• 2 large eggs
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1 Tbsp active dry yeast

filling-

• 8 oz cream cheese, room temp
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 12.5 oz poppy seed filling

egg wash-

• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp water

topping-

• poppy seed, optional
• powdered sugar, optional

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Instructions

• Cover two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper, lightly spray with baking spray. Set aside.
• Prepare the dough: Place flour in a large bowl. In the middle of the bowl, create a well. Whisk the 2 eggs and pour into the center of the flour.
• In a small saucepan, add butter, 1/2 cup sugar and milk, heat until very warm but not hot (no warmer than 100 degrees). Pour milk mixture into the beaten egg. Sprinkle yeast over milk mixture, sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over yeast, whisk together and allow to activate.
• Slowly, mix in the flour into the milk mixture. Continue mixing until flour it is fully incorporated and isn’t sticking to sides of the bowl. (Dough can be mixed by hand or with a dough hook in a mixer.)
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap then a towel and allow to rise at room temp for 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar; set aside.
• Lightly dust surface with flour. Transfer dough onto surface and divide into four parts.
• Gently roll out the dough into a rectangle about 8/9” x 12/13” in size. In the middle of the dough add poppy seed filling and on either side spread cream cheese. Fold over one side of the roll, then fold the other side atop the first. Pinch edges together to close seams so nothing oozes out.

  Repeat with remaining rolls.
• Whisk egg and water for egg wash and brush tops of rolls. Sprinkle poppy seed atop rolls. Set aside to rise 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 365°F and bake for 25-30 minutes until the rolls are golden in color.
• Once baked, transfer to cooling rack. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar. Enjoy!

Notes

• Storage. Store the leftovers wrapped tightly in plastic wrap or an airtight container and keep them at room temperature.
• Freeze. You can freeze the rolls by wrapping tightly in plastic wrap and freezing for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight and thaw to room temperature before serving.

Nutrition

1066kcal Calories155g Carbs25g Protein38g Fat20g Saturated Fat223mg Cholesterol367mg Sodium397mg Potassium4g Fiber50g Sugar1420IU Vitamin A188mg Calcium7.1mg Iron

• Full Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Poppy Seed Roll with Cream Cheese

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1066 Calories from Fat 342

% Daily Value*

Fat 38g58%

Saturated Fat 20g125%

Cholesterol 223mg74%

Sodium 367mg16%

Potassium 397mg11%

Carbohydrates 155g52%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 50g56%

Protein 25g50%

Vitamin A 1420IU28%

Calcium 188mg19%

Iron 7.1mg39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

(The nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Russian