🌰🌑 Walnut–Poppy Seed Sweet Yeast Bread (Egg-Free)

Soft, fluffy, and beautifully swirled with rich walnut and poppy seed filling — and completely egg-free! Perfect for holidays, weekends, or alongside a warm cup of coffee ☕✨

📝 Ingredients

For the Dough:

4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (250 ml) lukewarm milk
2¼ teaspoons (7 g) dry yeast (or 25 g fresh yeast)
¼ cup (50 g) sugar
Pinch of salt
⅓ cup (80 g) melted butter or margarine

Walnut Filling:

1½ cups (200 g) ground walnuts
½ cup (80–100 g) sugar
½ cup (120 ml) hot milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Zest of ½ lemon

Poppy Seed Filling:

1½ cups (200 g) ground poppy seeds
½ cup (80–100 g) sugar
½ cup (120 ml) hot milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Zest of ½ lemon

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Prepare the Dough

Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm milk with a little sugar. Let sit 5–10 minutes until foamy.
In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add the yeast mixture and melted butter.
Knead into a smooth, elastic dough.
Cover and let rise for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.

2️⃣ Make the Fillings

Mix ground walnuts (or poppy seeds) with sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla.
Pour hot milk over and stir until thick and spreadable.
Let cool completely before using.

3️⃣ Shape

Divide the risen dough into two parts.
Roll each into a rectangle and spread one with walnut filling, the other with poppy seed filling.
Roll up tightly. You can leave them as two separate rolls or twist/braid them together.