Makówki
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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
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- 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.
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