Homemade Poppy Seed Filling

Steps to make

1. 1

   Grind poppy seeds

   1 min
   

   Grind 8 ounces of poppy seeds in batches in a coffee grinder for about 15-20 seconds per batch, until they are ground soft and powdery.

2. 2

   Melt butter and add milk, sugar and honey

   2 min
   

   Melt ¼ cup of butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in 1 cup milk, ¾ cup sugar, ¼ cup honey, and ¼ tsp salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer until the sugar dissolves and the honey melts. Stir occasionally.

4. 3

   Beat eggs

   2 min
   

   Beat 2 eggs in a large bowl.

5. 4

   Remove one cup of butter mixture

   1 min
   

   Remove 1 cup of the butter mixture from the saucepan.

6. 5

   Add butter mixture to eggs

   2 min
   

   Drizzle the cup of hot butter mixture into the bowl with the beaten eggs slowly and carefully. Whisk constantly and quickly until fully incorporated.

7. 6

   Cook egg mixture

   5 min
   

   Pour the heated egg mixture back into the remaining hot butter mixture in the saucepan. Whisk constantly while cooking for 3-5 minutes over medium heat until it is light yellow and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

8. 7

   Combine buttery liquid and ground poppy seeds

   2 min
   

   Remove the saucepan from heat and add the ground poppy seeds to the buttery liquid. Whisk well to combine all ingredients.

9. 8

   Store

   

   Allow filling to cool before storing in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.