🍮 dessertRank #14medium

Pączki

Name: Pączki
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 4 large eggs; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup rose hip jam; as needed vegetable oil (for frying); for dusting powdered sugar

Pączki are traditional Polish deep-fried doughnuts filled with sweet fillings such as rose hip jam or custard. They are rich, fluffy, and often enjoyed especially on Fat Thursday and before Lent as a festive treat.

9 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Polish70%

Central European30%

Ingredients

all-purpose flour
4 cups
active dry yeast
2 1/4 tsp
milk
1 cup
granulated sugar
1/2 cup
eggs
4 large
unsalted butter
1/2 cup
rose hip jam
1 cup
vegetable oil (for frying)
as needed
powdered sugar
for dusting

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Pączki have their origins in Polish festive customs dating back to the Middle Ages, traditionally prepared to use up rich ingredients before the Lenten fast.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Polish70%

ingredients+techniques

Central European30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

yeast fermentation deep frying dough shaping filling

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