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Also known as Makowki

Makówki (, Lower Silesian: Mohn Kließla, , ) is a sweet poppy seed-based bread dessert from Central Europe. The dish is considered traditional in Silesia (southwestern Poland), where it is served almost exclusively on Christmas Eve. It is also popular in other parts of Poland as well as in eastern Germany, Slovakia and in Hungary.

Key facts

Prepared food.name
Makówki
Prepared food.image
2012-12 Mohnpielen anagoria.jpg
Prepared food.image_size
250px
Prepared food.alternate_name
Makůwki, mohnpielen, mákos guba
Prepared food.region
Central Europe; Poland, Germany, Hungary and Silesia
Prepared food.type
Sweetened yeast bread
Prepared food.main_ingredient
Flour, yeast, butter, milk, salt, sugar, honey, poppy seeds
Prepared food.variations
Dried fruit (such as the figs, raisins, apricots, dates), cinnamon, rum, nuts

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Outside Silesia
  • Preparation
  • Significance in Hungary
  • Significance in Silesia
  • See also
  • Notes
  • External links

Makówki (, Lower Silesian: Mohn Kließla, , ) is a sweet poppy seed-based bread dessert from Central Europe. The dish is considered traditional in Silesia (southwestern Poland), where it is served almost exclusively on Christmas Eve. It is also popular in other parts of Poland as well as in eastern Germany, Slovakia and in Hungary.

==Outside Silesia== Makówki are also well known in Brandenburg and Berlin under the name Mohnpielen. Theodor Fontane in his travels through the Margraviate of Brandenburg wrote about Mohnpielen and other dishes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Makówki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.