Making Pączki, or Polish Doughnuts
There are all sorts of doughnuts in this world, but few seem to be as perfect filling delivery vehicles as these pączki, or Polish doughnuts.
"Based on a yeast starter," according to this recipe from Bon Vivant, "the batter is then enriched with eggs, fat and flavorings before being filled with a teaspoon or two of your preferred confiture or cream and deep-fried to a golden hue."
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4 Comments:
Paczki are a very popular pre-Lenten food here in Buffalo, NY where there is a large Polish community. The week before Lent you will find tables of boxes of paczki stacked up in the grocery stores. The common fillings around here are apple, lemon, custard and raspberry. Paczki are like a jelly donut, but have a heavier consistency. They are either covered in powdered sugar or granulated sugar. I look forward to them every year!
MarthaAndMe at 8:06AM on 10/02/09
yummy! glad these delicious donuts are getting some attention. i live in poland, and here we only have pączki with powered sugar on top, or glazed (the most popular). inside you'll generally find either a plum confiture (commonly translated as plum butter) or a rose scented confiture. but like all foods, they often transform on their way across the ocean so i'm happy to see there are some different versions being tried out in america!
artfruit at 10:33AM on 10/02/09
Polish paczki are the the best ! It's too bad you have to schlep out to the suburbs or outer boroughs of NYC to find bakeries that carry them. Check out these Polish doughnuts I picked up at a Polish bakery in Northern NJ which are huge and have the sugar glaze instead of granulated sugar.
http://eagle-eye-breakfast.blogspot.com/2009/08/thursday-treats-polish-donuts.html
breakfast_fool at 11:18AM on 10/02/09
In Detroit, Fat Tuesday is more widely known as Pączki Day. I brought some to my coworkers here in NYC this year and they were hooked!
crafty at 2:26PM on 10/02/09