Hungarian Poppy Seed Bread Pudding (Mákos Guba) – Don’t Lose This Recipe!

Ingredients:

• 6–8 stale bread rolls (kifli), sliced
• 500 ml milk
• 2–3 tbsp sugar
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 200 g ground poppy seeds
• 2–3 tbsp honey (optional)
• 1 lemon zest (optional)
• Butter for greasing
• Powdered sugar for topping

Instructions:

1. Slice the stale rolls into thin pieces.
2. Warm the milk with sugar and vanilla sugar (do not boil).
3. Pour warm milk over the bread pieces and let them soak.
4. Mix ground poppy seeds with sugar.
5. Layer soaked bread and poppy seed mixture in a baking dish.
6. Drizzle honey on top if desired.
7. Bake at 180°C for 15–20 minutes until lightly golden.
8. Serve warm, dusted with powdered sugar.