Kūčiukai Christmas Cookies with Poppy Seeds, 300 g

Little crunchy bites of poppy-seed dough, baked for the Lithuanian Christmas Eve table.

LITHUANIA   ·   BALTASIS PYRAGAS   ·   300 G

What they are

Kūčiukai take their name from Kūčios, the Lithuanian Christmas Eve supper of twelve meatless dishes. A lightly sweet yeast dough with poppy seeds is cut into small pieces and baked until dry and crunchy. The Baltasis Pyragas bakery packs them in a festive bag with the Nutcracker on the front.

On Christmas Eve they are traditionally served with aguonų pienas, a cold poppy-seed "milk", and left to soak until soft. They are just as good eaten straight from the bag with tea, and you can soak them in warm milk or toss them with honey and poppy seeds for a quick dessert.

Ingredients

Wheat flour, water, sugar, poppy seeds, vegetable oil (rapeseed), yeast, salt.

Typical recipe for poppy-seed kūčiukai. The manufacturer does not publish an ingredient list online, so check the pack for the exact list. It may vary by batch.

Nutrition (per 100 g)

Typical values. The energy, fat, carbohydrate and protein figures come from a public nutrition database entry for Baltasis Pyragas kūčiukai, and the saturates, sugars and salt are typical for this kind of biscuit. Actual values are on the pack.

Allergens & storage

Contains: wheat (gluten). Some kūčiukai recipes also use milk or butter, so if you have an allergy, check the pack.

Store in a cool, dry place. Once opened, close the bag tightly to keep them crunchy.

Net weight: 300 g  ·  Baked by: Baltasis Pyragas, Lithuania

A bag of little poppy-seed bites, ready for the Christmas Eve table.