Always looking for interesting variations to baking – and this gluten-free poppy seed bun recipe is one I am adding to my list of what to prepare while visiting a friend over the course of next week.

Gluten-free Poppy Seed Buns

Ingredients for 11-15 Poppy Seed Buns

Gluten-free yeast dough

• 300ml rice milk
• 80g butter
• 525g gluten-free flour mix (we used this flour mix Mehlmix von Bauckhof)
• 1 pck active dry yeast
• 80g fine sugar
• 1 egg (for the dough; size M/L)
• 1 egg (for brushing the poppy seed rolls before baking)
• 1/2 tsp salt

Gluten-free poppy seed filling

• 125g ground poppy seeds
• 30g polenta/cornmeal
• 250ml coconut milk (or almond milk, heavy cream or similar)
• 50g peach jam
• 40g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch ground vanilla

Icing

• 150g powdered sugar
• about 3 tbsp water {more}