"mohnstrietzel" (german Poppy-seed-cake)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g ground poppy seeds or 250 g poppy seed baking mix
• 100 g melted butter
• 20 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 50 g granola cereal or 25 g ground almonds
• 150 g raisins
• 300 g flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 100 g low fat quark (firm yogurt works as well)
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 3 tablespoons applesauce
• 100 g sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon ground vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl mix poppy seeds, butter, sugar, eggs, granola cereal/almonds and raisins. stir until well blended.
• 2 in a second bowl mix baking powder and flour. add quark, milk, oil, applesauce, sugar, vanilla and salt. using the dough hooks work into a smooth dough (first on low then on highest speed). do not knead longer than 1 minute or dough will become sticky.
• 3 roll out on a floured surface into a rectangle of 35x45 cm. if the dough is too sticky, add a little flour.
• 4 spread with the poppy-seed-mixture and roll up starting on the longer side.
• 5 carefully place on a paper-lined baking sheet and cut a criss-cross-pattern into the top of the dough (about 1.5 cm deep). brush with a little milk.
• 6 in the preheated oven bake at 180°c/350°f for about 30-35 minutes.