This is an excellent substitute for deep-fried jalapeno poppers that is also lot quicker and healthier to prepare. For a light meatless Monday dinner or as an appetizer, slice the dish into small wedges.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Additional Time: | 1 day 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 1 day 5 hrs 25 mins |
| Servings: | 15 |
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups poppy seeds
- boiling water to cover
- 5 eggs, separated
- 9 tablespoons margarine
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 apple – peeled, cored, and grated
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup raisins
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup margarine
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ⅓ cup boiling water
Instructions
- Place poppy seeds in a small pot, cover with boiling water, and set aside for 24 hours.
- Line a colander with a cheesecloth and spoon in the poppy seeds. Allow draining for several hours. Once drained, transfer to a food processor and process until fine.
- Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup margarine, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 egg, and baking powder in a large bowl and knead into a smooth dough.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a deep 9×13-inch deep pan and line it with parchment paper.
- Roll out dough on a slightly floured surface and place in the prepared sheet pan.
- Combine egg yolks, 9 tablespoons margarine, and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in drained poppy seeds gradually. Add apples, walnuts, raisins, honey, bread crumbs, and almond extract; mix well.
- Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: egg whites will form sharp peaks. Fold egg whites into poppy seed mixture; spread over dough in the sheet pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour until cake is set; transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Mix enough boiling water with confectioners’ sugar to form a smooth icing. Spread generously over cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 581 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 64 g |
| Cholesterol | 67 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 256 mg |
| Sugars | 48 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |