Poppy Seed Filling

"Poppy seed filling is a blend of poppy seeds enriched with spices and flavors. It’s prepared to be used as a cake or cookies filling in central and east Europe. We love it in our Christmas cookies and Stollen cakes. It’s normally prepared with black poppy but I have made it with white poppy too, but the flavor might be different. The poppy seed filling can be used creatively in your baking, and you can enrich most of your sweet baked treats with it. I show you how to make it from scratch within minutes and you will never want to buy it ever again. Homemade is best indeed! "