Hungarian · dessert

Mákos Guba (Poppy Seed Bread Pudding)

Name: Mákos Guba (Poppy Seed Bread Pudding)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 6 stale white bread rolls, sliced; 1 1/2 cups milk, warm; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla; 3/4 cup ground poppy seeds; 2 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp honey; 1 tsp lemon zest; 2 tbsp powdered sugar

Mákos Guba (Poppy Seed Bread Pudding) reads sweetness 8.0, floral 5.0 and richness 4.7 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Hungarian dessert, about 50 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 1.7 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 8.4 / 10
Sour & Bright — 4.8 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.4 / 10
Rich & Fat — 5.5 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 5.0 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Sweetness 8.0 · Floral 5.0 · Richness 4.7 · Citrus 4.4 · Nutty 2.5 · Umami 1.6 · Fruity 1.4 · Sourness 1.3 · Earthy 1.3 · Herbaceous 0.9 · Bitterness 0.7 · Salinity 0.6

What's in it (9)

6 stale white bread rolls, sliced
1 1/2 cups milk, warm
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup ground poppy seeds
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp honey
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tbsp powdered sugar

Time & effort: about 50 min (15 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 350.3 kcal, 16.5 g protein, 9.7 g fat, 50.3 g carbs

Dietary: Vegetarian · Contains dairy — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (4 steps)

Slice the stale rolls and soak briefly in sweetened warm milk with vanilla until soft but not falling apart.
Layer the soaked bread in a buttered baking dish, scattering each layer with a mixture of ground poppy seeds stirred together with sugar, honey, and lemon zest.
Dot with butter and bake at 170°C for 25 to 30 minutes until the edges are golden.
Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm.

Dishes with a similar flavor shape

Briouat (Stuffed Fried Pastries) — Moroccan
Makówki (Silesian Christmas Poppy Seed Pudding) — Polish
Pasta Frola — Argentine
Avocado Smoothie (Jus d'Avocat) — Moroccan
Crema Catalana — Spanish

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