In baking, do poppy seeds have a taste or are they just used for decoration?!


Question: In baking, do poppy seeds have a taste or are they just used for decoration!?
Answers:
The familiar black specks in your baked goods go a long way toward flavoring savory dishes, too!. Taste their nutty flavor when making breads, muffins, casseroles and other recipes that calls for using poppies!.

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Different cultures have used poppy seeds as a more prominent ingredient!. For example, poppy seed paste is available canned to use for coffee cake and pastry filling -
Hamantaschen is a well-known Jewish cookie: http://www!.cooks!.com/rec/view/0,174,1461!.!.!.
Kolaches are a Czech breakfast or snack pastry, popular in Texas:
http://www!.cooks!.com/rec/view/0,174,1511!.!.!.
POPPY FORM CAKE
Source: Solo Poppy Seed Filling

1 can Solo Poppy Filling
1 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 t vanilla
1 cup sour cream
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F!. Line the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch tube pan with wax paper and grease it!.

Cream butter or margarine and sugar until light and fluffy!. Add Solo poppy filling!. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition!. Blend in vanilla and sour cream!.

Sift together flour, soda and salt, add gradually to Solo poppy mixture, beating well after each addition!. Fold in stiffly-beaten egg whites!. Pour into prepared pan, which has the bottom lined with waxed paper!.

Bake in a moderate oven at 350 degrees F about 50-60 minutes or until done!.

Allow cake to cool about 5 minutes!. Remove from pan and peel off paper!. Decorate by sifting confectioners sugar on top of cake!.
canned poppy seed filling available at:

http://www!.amazon!.com/Solo-Filling-Poppy!.!.!.

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poppy seeds have a taste, but there mosty used for decoration!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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