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Poppy rolls
A 9:16 storyboard, 90 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.
Scene 1 · hook · 4s
Hook
Shot. Open tight on the finished Poppy rolls, then pull back just enough to see the plate. Ivory linen, warm window light, no faces, no logos, no text burned into the picture.
Voiceover. Poppy rolls. Poppy rolls (kūčiukai), a Christmas Eve dish from Lithuania. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Poppy rolls
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Poppy rolls, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Poppy rolls. Poppy rolls (kūčiukai), a Christmas Eve dish from Lithuania.
On screen. Poppy rolls
Scene 3 · ingredients · 6s
Mise en place
Shot. Overhead flat lay. Hands set down small bowls in a quiet rhythm. Labels stay out of frame.
Voiceover. Set out poppy seeds, all-purpose flour, baking powder, water, honey. Measure before the pan is hot.
On screen. Mise en place
Scene 4 · equipment · 5s
Equipment
Shot. A slow pan across the tools on the counter, then back to the bowl. No brand logos.
Voiceover. You need Oven, Scale, Mixing bowls, Parchment, The pan in the method, Cooling rack, Skewer or toothpick, Oven thermometer.
On screen. Oven · Scale · Mixing bowls
Scene 5 · step · 7s
Step 1
Shot. Poppy rolls: oven dial and weighed ingredients. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Heat oven 15 min in real time.
Voiceover. Set the oven to 375°F / 191°C and leave it for 15 minutes so the rack is actually hot. Weigh poppy seeds, all-purpose flour, baking powder, water, honey, kosher salt, olive oil. Poppy rolls is cooked in Christmas Eve as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Bake tiny poppy-speckled rolls for Christmas Eve and serve them with poppy milk. Baking powder stands in for yeast. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
On screen. Set the oven to 375°F / 191°C and… · Heat oven 15 min
Scene 6 · step · 6s
Step 2
Shot. Poppy rolls: pan lined with parchment. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Line the pan with parchment. If this is Poppy rolls, a bare pan is the usual reason the first slice sticks. Butter only the parchment, not a pool of fat.
On screen. Line the pan with parchment. If this is Poppy…
Scene 7 · step · 6s
Step 3
Shot. Poppy rolls: batter or dough just combined. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Stir the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. Combine them until the batter or dough for Poppy rolls is even, with no dry streaks and no long mixing after that.
On screen. Stir the dry ingredients in one bowl and the…
Scene 8 · step · 6s
Step 4
Shot. Poppy rolls: batter leveled in the pan. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Scrape the mixture into the pan and level the top. Poppy rolls bakes evenly only when the center is not a dome of unmixed batter.
On screen. Scrape the mixture into the pan and level the…
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Step 5
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Scene 9 · step · 7s
Step 5
Shot. Poppy rolls: baked until the doneness cue. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Bake about 16 min in real time.
Voiceover. Bake at 375°F / 191°C until this is true: The crust of Poppy rolls is deep gold and the center sounds hollow when tapped. The crumb is set, not wet or gummy. Start checking at 16 minutes. Opening the door early drops the heat.
On screen. Bake at 375°F / 191°C until this is… · Bake about 16 min
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Step 6
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Scene 10 · step · 7s
Step 6
Shot. Poppy rolls: cooling on a rack. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Cool 10 min in real time.
Voiceover. Cool Poppy rolls in the pan for 10 minutes, then move it to a rack. Cutting while it is steaming collapses the crumb. Film Poppy rolls in this shot order and no other: the sauce coating a spoon; batter or dough smoothed to the corners; broth poured from a height into a bowl; fish just turning opaque and flaking. Slate words for the editor: velvety, luster, birch, olive, candle, quiche, honeyed, bloom, patina, ember.
On screen. Cool Poppy rolls in the pan for 10… · Cool 10 min
Scene 11 · doneness · 6s
How you know it is done
Shot. Close on the center of the food. A skewer, tap, or spoon shows the cue. Hold long enough to see it.
Voiceover. The crust of Poppy rolls is deep gold and the center sounds hollow when tapped. The crumb is set, not wet or gummy.
On screen. Doneness
Scene 12 · mistakes · 7s
If it goes wrong
Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.
Voiceover. Poppy rolls looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center. Poppy rolls spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
On screen. Common fixes
Scene 13 · storage · 5s
Cooling and storage
Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.
Voiceover. Cool Poppy rolls completely. Keep it covered at room temperature for 2 days, or wrap and freeze for a month. Refrigerate custard, cream, and fresh-fruit fillings the same day and eat them within 3 days.
On screen. Storage
Scene 14 · nutrition · 5s
Nutrition lower third
Shot. Hold on a single serving. A quiet lower third fades in. No medical claims on screen.
Voiceover. One serving is about 250 calories, with 6 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 250 kcal · 6 g protein · Moderate
Scene 15 · plate · 5s
Plate and close
Shot. Spoon or tongs place the last garnish. Pull back to the full plate. End on steam or a still surface.
Voiceover. Serve 4 plates. Eat while it is at its best.
On screen. Poppy rolls
Scene 16 · cta · 4s
Close
Shot. Hold the finished plate. A quiet end card can fade in after the picture. Do not cover the food with a logo.
Voiceover. Cook Poppy rolls from the Pai recipe. The amounts, the heat, and the moment to stop are written under each step.
On screen. Cook it from the recipe
Machine-readable script for a later video tool. Scene durations are edit lengths, not cooking times. Long simmers and bakes are jump cuts. Order: hook, title, mise, equipment, one scene per numbered step (shot, on-screen text, voiceover, duration), doneness, fixes, storage, nutrition, plate, and the closing CTA. Keep the shot list and on-screen facts tied to this recipe.