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Poppy Seed Fritters

You can grind the poppy seeds in a blender so they don't crunch. Poppy is one of the oldest spices around, used by people as far back as the Neolithic era. By most historical accounts, it originated in the Mediterranean. Its seeds have been used in cooking since ancient times, and the plant itself has long been used to make various remedies.

Maria

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Kefir

500

Flour

180

Sugar

Poppy seeds

100

Egg

Baking soda

0.5

Vegetable oil

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 19 % 7 g

Fats 27 % 10 g

Carbohydrates 54 % 20 g

203 kcal

GI: 19 / 0 / 81

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

Gather your ingredients. To make poppy seed fritters you'll need: poppy seeds, flour, kefir, egg, sugar, baking soda, and vegetable oil for frying.
Step 2:

Cover the poppy seeds with hot water and let them sit for 15 minutes, then drain.
Step 3:

Sift the flour. In a deep bowl, combine the kefir, egg, and baking soda. Whisk thoroughly until smooth.
Step 4:

Add the flour, sugar, and poppy seeds to the kefir mixture. Stir again, breaking up any lumps.
Step 5:

You should end up with a smooth batter, about the consistency of thick sour cream.
Step 6:

Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet. Fry the fritters on both sides until golden brown.

The poppy is a symbol of sleep and death, while the poppy in bloom is a symbol of extraordinary beauty, of unfading youth, and of feminine charm. Because it's so prolific, the poppy came to stand for fertility, which is why it's a constant emblem of Hera (Juno), goddess of fertility and marriage. Her temple and statue on the island of Samos were decorated with poppy heads. Ceres (Demeter), goddess of the harvest, was always shown with a poppy in her hand, and wreaths of poppy flowers and grain were woven to adorn her statues. The goddess herself was often called Mecona (from the Greek mecon, or poppy). The ancient Greeks believed the flower was created by Hypnos, god of sleep, for Demeter: when she grew so weary searching for her lost daughter Persephone, stolen away by Hades, lord of the underworld, that the crops could no longer grow, Hypnos gave her poppies so she could sleep and rest. Persephone was sometimes depicted wrapped in garlands of poppy flowers, a symbol of the peace that settles over the earth. An ancient Roman legend says the poppy sprang from the tears Venus shed on learning of the death of the beautiful youth Adonis. A Buddhist legend holds that the poppy grew where the eyelashes of the sleeping Buddha touched the ground. The poppy is called a "blind strike," since its vivid red is dazzling, and a "weak head," since the scent of its flowers can bring on a headache. The flower is an attribute of Hypnos, who was pictured as a reclining or seated youth, or an angel with lowered wings, carrying poppy heads and sometimes wearing a wreath of them. It was also an attribute of Thanatos, god of death, shown as a youth crowned with poppies but with black wings, in black robes, snuffing out an overturned burning torch. And the dream realm of Morpheus was planted with poppies.