Try my traditional recipe for Loupáčky Czech Poppy Seed Crescents, a beloved pastry from the Czech and Slovak Republics. These semi-sweet yeast rolls feature a golden crescent shape and a generous poppy seed topping. Soft and fluffy, they are perfect enjoyed with coffee, cocoa, or jam. Follow our simple steps...
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* Skip using salt if you are using salted butter
Let’s start the preparation of Loupáčky Czech Poppy Seed Crescents by preparing the dough.
4 cups of bread flour
1 TBSP of active dry yeasts
½ cup of granulated sugar
½ TSP of salt
Shortly stir with a hand whisk just enough to combine all ingredients (about 1 minute).
1 ¼ cups of lukewarm milk
2 eggs
1 stick of butter
Knead on low speed until all ingredients are partially incorporated (about 1 – 2 minutes).
Then increase the speed to medium-high and knead until all ingredients are fully combined and the dough is formed (about 3 – 4 minutes).
Remove the bowl from the kitchen mixer and cover with plastic wrap or a plate.
Let it rise in a warm place until it has doubled or tripled in size (about 1 – 2 ½ hours).
Note:
You can just eyeball it, or feel free to use a scale if you want to.
Form each piece of dough into compact dough balls with your hands or a bowl scraper.
Before you proceed:
Using a rolling pin, flatten each piece of dough into a circle about ¼” or less in thickness (it doesn’t need to be a perfect circle).
Then, cut each circle into 4 even triangles using a knife or pizza cutter.
Then, using your hands, roll the dough into a roll shape:
Optional step before rolling: Flatten the triangle with a rolling pin before proceeding. This step is optional since the dough was previously flattened, but it can be beneficial to obtain even longer and potentially even triangles.
Notes:
Bent into a crescent shape and gently place on a baking sheet
Repeat with the remaining dough balls.
Prepare a brushing mixture by briefly hand-whisking 1 egg with ¼ cup of milk in a measuring pitcher (for whisking, you can also use a high-quality silicone brush) to create a brushing mixture, and then brush all the loupáčky (keep the rest for the brushing mixture for the second brushing).
Important:
Watch carefully to prevent over-proofing.
Set oven to preheat to 380°F.
Gently brush all the loupáčky with the remaining brushing mixture again and sprinkle with poppy seeds right before baking (when proofing to the final shape is completed).
Bake in a preheated oven until a nice and rich golden color is reached, which means the rolls are done (about 15 -20 minutes). Rotate the baking sheets in the middle of baking.
Test with a toothpick.
Let at least partly cool on the baking sheet or use a cooling grate for faster cooling.
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