random stuffs mostly vintage and found
DE LUXE FEATHERLIGHT DOUGHNUTS (Szczesniak’s Special) Szczesniaków Specialne Paczki DE LUXE FEATHERLIGHT DOUGHNUTS (Szczesniak's Special) Szczesniaków Specialne Paczki SPONGE: 1 cup light cream 2- ounce yeast cake 1 cup flour 1 tablespoon sugar DOUGH: 6 large eggs 2 tablespoons sugar ½ pound butter 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup cold milk Fat for frying […]
I don’t know how old this recipe is or if it was my grandmother’s or if it came from a friend. My Polish is pretty weak (OK non-existent) and I haven’t started to transcribe it yet (someday- along with rebuilding the blog from my host move)
Polish Doughnuts (Pączki) With this Tuesday being Fat Tuesday many American Polish communities celebrate it by eating Pączki (of course after having already celebrated Fat Thursday aka Tłusty Czwartek) This recipe is more of a plain doughnut but a filled version could easily be made. 1 level Tablespoon sugar 1 glass lukewarm milk 4 […]
Christmas Cake 1 yellow cake mix 1 cup chopped cranberries 8 oz sour cream ½ cup chopped nuts 4 eggs Combine cake mix, sour cream and eggs and mix 2 minutes. Add berries and nuts. Turn into greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake for 35-45 minutes at 350º. Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan. […]
2 cups butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg, well beaten 4 cups sifted flower 1 teaspoon vanilla Let butter soften. Cream, adding sugar gradually. Beat in egg. Stir in flour to form a sift dough. Add vanilla. Form dough into a ball, cover and refrigerate for at least an hour, Roll dough out on lightly […]