Hungarian Poppy seeds bread pudding (mákos guba / bobajka)

Here’s a traditional Hungarian Poppy Seed Bread Pudding (Mákos Guba / Bobajka) recipe—soft, sweet, and packed with delicious poppy seed flavor!

Ingredients:

  • 4–5 stale kifli (Hungarian crescent rolls) or about 6 cups of stale bread, sliced into rounds
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • ⅓ cup sugar (adjust to taste)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup ground poppy seeds
  • 2 tbsp honey (optional, for extra sweetness)
  • ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)
  • Zest of 1 lemon (optional, for a citrusy touch)
  • Powdered sugar for dusting
PREPARATION