The Hirshon Hungarian Poppy Seed And Walnut Beigli – Mákos És Diós Bejgli🇭🇺

Ah, wonderful choice! 🎄 The Hungarian Beigli (Mákos – poppy seed & Diós – walnut) 🇭🇺 is a festive rolled pastry traditionally made at Christmas and Easter. It’s a yeast dough roll with rich, sweet fillings — one with ground walnuts, the other with ground poppy seeds.

Here’s a recipe inspired by the authentic style (like “The Hirshon” version, but written in a home-friendly way):

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🍞 Hungarian Poppy Seed & Walnut Beigli (Mákos és Diós Bejgli)

🧾 Ingredients (makes 2 rolls – 1 walnut, 1 poppy seed)

For the dough:

• 4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 sticks (225 g) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
• 1 packet (7 g) instant yeast
• ½ cup (100 g) sugar
• ½ cup (120 ml) lukewarm milk
• 2 egg yolks
• Pinch of salt
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the walnut filling (diós):

• 1 ½ cups (150 g) finely ground walnuts
• ½ cup (100 g) sugar
• ½ cup (120 ml) milk
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• Zest of ½ lemon

For the poppy seed filling (mákos):

• 1 ½ cups (150 g) finely ground poppy seeds
• ½ cup (100 g) sugar
• ½ cup (120 ml) milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• Zest of ½ lemon
• Optional: handful of raisins

For finishing:

• 1 egg yolk (for brushing before baking)
• 1 egg white (for brushing after resting, gives shine)

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