Poppy Seed Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups hot water
• 3 tablespoons soft butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages fast-rising active dry yeast
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 10 cups flour (approx.)
• 5 tablespoons soft butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup poppy seed
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 mix together hot water, 3 tablespoons.
• 2 soft butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and the yeast.
• 3 let stand until it bubbles.
• 4 add 2 eggs, 1/3 teaspoons.
• 5 salt and the flour, until it's not sticky.
• 6 knead, adding small amounts until it doesn't stick to your hands (but it's not dry).
• 7 knead about 10 minutes and let rise until double its size.
• 8 while it rises, make the poppyseed paste: mix 5 tablespoons soft butter, 1 egg, 1 cup poppyseeds, and the sugar, and mix well before heating or the egg seperates.
• 9 heat on medium heat until mixture starts to boil, until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
• 10 (about 2-3 minutes) after cooking, add vanilla and set at room temperature to cool.
• 11 divide dough into 4 parts.
• 12 spread 3 of the sections into 12" circles.
• 13 spread each with 1/3 of the poppyseed mixture.
• 14 cut into 12 slices.
• 15 roll from wide end to the point.
• 16 grease 9 x 13" pans (makes 2 pans plus a few more).
• 17 let rolls rise until they double.
• 18 bake@ 350 for 15 minutes.
• 19 makes 16 rolls per pan.
• 20 use 4th section of dough for cinnamon rolls or small loaf of bread.