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Poppy Seed Pielen or Silesian Poppy Seed Dumplings

4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g white poppy seeds
• milk (as needed)
• 4 pcs bread rolls or milk breads
• 100 g currants
• almonds (chopped) (a little)
• sugar (as needed)
• cinnamon (a little)

Instructions

1. Wash the poppy seeds several times, then blanch with boiling water.
2. Drain the water and leave the poppy seeds in a warm oven.
3. Afterward, finely grind the poppy seeds in a mortar with uncooked milk.
4. Cut four bread rolls or milk breads into cubes and moisten with milk.
5. Mix the softened bread with the poppy seeds, add the currants and some chopped almonds.
6. Mix everything well, sweeten to taste, fill into a glass bowl, and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.