Authentic Polish Paczki Recipe

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Authentic Polish Paczki
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
651
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 12 egg yolks (or six whole eggs, see note)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 (1/4 oz) packages active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup rum or 1/3 cup brandy
  • 1 1/2 cups preserves or 1 1/2 cups cooked prunes or 1 1/2 cups cooked apples or 1 1/2 cups poppy seed filling
  • oil (for deep frying, the old-timers used lard, but vegetable will work(i use peanut .)

Directions:

  1. Beat egg yolks with the salt in the small bowl of an electric mixer at high speed until the mixture is thick and piles softly, about 7 minutes.
  2. Soften yeast in warm water.
  3. Cream butter, add sugar to it gradually, beating until fluffy.
  4. Slowly beat in the softened yeast.
  5. Stir one fourth of the flour into the yeast mix.
  6. Add rum/brandy and half of the cream.
  7. Beat in another fourth of the flour.
  8. Stir in remaining cream.
  9. Beat in half of the remaining flour and then the egg yolk mixture.
  10. Beat for 2 minutes.
  11. Gradually beat in the remaining flour until the dough blisters.
  12. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
  13. Set in a warm place to rise.
  14. When it has doubled in bulk, punch it down.
  15. Cover and let rise again until doubled.
  16. Punch it down again.
  17. Roll dough on a floured surface to about 3/4 inch thickness.
  18. Cut out 3 inch rounds using a cookie cutter or glass.
  19. Put 1 tablespoon of filling in the center of half the circles.
  20. Brush the edges with water.
  21. Top with the remaining rounds.
  22. Seal the edges very well.
  23. Cover the paczki on a floured surface.
  24. Let rise about 20 minutes.
  25. Deep fry in the hot fat until they are golden brown on both sides.
  26. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with honey.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 651.42 Kcal (2727 kJ)
Calories from fat 264.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.36g 45%
Cholesterol 225.84mg 75%
Sodium 1838.84mg 77%
Potassium 273.98mg 6%
Total Carbs 76.88g 26%
Sugars 5.88g 24%
Dietary Fiber 9.58g 38%
Protein 17.96g 36%
Vitamin C 2.7mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 5.4mg 30%
Calcium 245mg 25%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 290.69 Kcal (1217 kJ)
Calories from fat 117.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.1g 45%
Cholesterol 100.78mg 75%
Sodium 820.58mg 77%
Potassium 122.26mg 6%
Total Carbs 34.31g 26%
Sugars 2.62g 24%
Dietary Fiber 4.27g 38%
Protein 8.02g 36%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 4%
Iron 2.4mg 30%
Calcium 109.3mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.7
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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