Kutia - traditional Polish poppy seed dessert

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Today I'd like to share a recipe that says 'Polish Christmas' like nothing else. We'll prepare a kutia - a sweet dessert made here out of poppy seeds and millet groats. We won't skip mandatory dried fruit and honey, of course.

 
I've always heard that kutia is too sweet, but I think this version is just perfect. The bit I like the most are freshly blanched hazelnuts - they taste divine and smell even better. Serve kutia in a bowl or shape it into individual servings, whatever floats your boat - just remember to serve it along some whipping cream.

You'll find the list of ingredients, method and approximate nutritional value below.

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List of ingredients

  • 200 g poppy seeds
  • 500 ml milk
  • Dried fruit (I used 60 g dry apricots, 60 g dates, 60 g raisins)
  • 100 g nuts (I used freshly blanched hazelnuts)
  • 100 g almonds
  • 3 tbsp (~60 g) orange peel
  • 100 g millet groats
  • 1/2 cup (~150 g) honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • Extra dried fruit and nuts to decorate 
  • Whipping cream to serve

Method

  1. Put 200 g poppy seeds into a fine sieve and rinse them thoroughly with cold running water. Transfer poppy seeds into a pot and pour in 500 ml milk. Stir through the contents of the pot, put it over medium-low heat and bring milk to a boil. Cook poppy seeds for around 5 minutes.
  2. Take pot off heat then and discard milk. Transfer poppy seeds back into a fine sieve and stir through to remove excess milk. Set poppy seeds aside to cool.
  3. Cut 60 g dried apricots and dates into small, 0.5 cm cubes. Roughly chop 100 g blanches almonds and nuts.
  4. Prepare 100 g millet groats according to package instructions - I cover mine with 200 ml boiling water and I cook them over low heat, covered, for 10-15 minutes. Once millet groats are ready set them aside, covered, to cool slightly.
  5. Mince poppy seed twice with a mincer fitted with fine sieve.
  6. Add chopped almonds, nuts, apricots and dates as well as 60 g each of candied orange peel and raisins. Pour in 150 g honey and 1 tsp vanilla paste. Stir the contents of the bowl until fruit, nuts and honey are well distributed in poppy seeds.
  7. To finish, add slightly warm millet groats and fold it in gently. Decorate kutia with additional dried fruit and serve with whipping cream.
  8. Enjoy!

Approximate nutritional value

100 g

  • 335 kcal
  • Carbs: 39 g
  • Fat: 17 g
  • Protein: 8 g
  • Fibre: 7 g

1 serving (recipe makes 16 servings)

  • 257 kcal
  • Carbs: 30 g 
  • Fat: 13 g
  • Protein: 6 g
  • Fibre: 5 g

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