13 very in polish Recipes

cake, flour, sugar, baking cocoa( european dark ), baking powder, very softened butter, eggs room temperature, vanilla, milk ( i use skim - all i ever use ) room temperature, glaze, water heated, rum, sugar, vanilla or cream flavor, buttercream:use your favorite recipe, garnish: chocolate curls , choclate shavings etc etc

cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, sour cream, sugar, lemon juice, salt, very finely chopped dill (optional)

butter, kielbasa (polish sausage), onion, chopped, celery, chopped, cabbage, shredded, carrots, peeled and sliced, bay leaf, dried thyme, vinegar, maple syrup (depending on how much sweetness you d like to peek through in the recipe), salt , to taste, beef stock or 2 cups broth, water, potatoes (i like either new red or very small yukon golds, with the skins left on)

tofu (firm, cubed ), frozen brussels sprouts, sauerkraut (rinsed ), polish kielbasa (cubed ), head white cabbage (chopped ), carrots (chopped ), garlic clove (elephant size sliced very thin), ham soup base (broth), curry powder (hot ), salt, pepper, lemon zest, spinach (chopped ), rice sticks

chopped dried apricots, warm chicken broth, shredded or very finely chopped cooked pork equal to a chop, chopped prunes, raisins, chopped walnuts, sweet paprika, ground cayenne, ground cinnamon, salt

flour, salt, dry yeast, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, milk (very hot ), raisins or 1/2 cup cranberries or 1/2 cup dried fruit or 1/2 cup nuts, grated lemon peel (if you like lemon), eggs (whole ), vanilla extract, icing, lemon juice, sugar, water (boiling )

onion, cubed very fine, stalks celery, cut not too fine, potatoes, cubed, sugar, water , to boil potatoes, chicken bouillon cubes (optional) or 2 vegetable bouillon cubes (optional), sweet cream or 1/2 pint half-and-half or 1/2 pint milk, salt and pepper (no if using bouillon)

cookies (polish bows) - chruscik, egg yolks, tb sour cream, tb rum, ts vanilla, confectioners sugar, flour (sifted), ts baking powder, ts salt, tb sugar, oil for deep frying, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until well combined. add sour cream, rum and vanilla and mix until smooth. sift the flour, baking powder and salt and add it to egg yolk mixture, a little at a time. on a heavily floured surface knead the dough vigorously, punching and squeezing as much flour into it as it will take until the dough is no longer sticky (1/2 hour). separate dough into several portions and roll very thin. turn the dough and loosen often when rolling. the dough should look like parchment paper that you can see through. cut dough into strips approx. 1 1/2 inches wide, 4 inches long. make slit closer to 1 end and bring the longer end through the slit. heat oil to 375 degrees and fry quickly (only a few seconds) until golden not brown. turn only once. drain on paper towels. dust with confectioners sugar. makes 8 dozen.

egg yolks, sugar, heavy cream, very strong coffee, powdered instant coffee (or more if desired)

eggs, flour, milk, sugar, jam, sour cream, sugar, garnish powdered sugar

dried tricolor tortellini (about 1/2 of a 7-oz package), broccoli florets, smoked polish sausage , halved lengthwise and thinly bias-sliced (fully cooked), butter or 1 tbsp margarine, garlic clove, very finely minced (or to taste), all-purpose flour, caraway seed, milk or 1 cup half-and-half, swiss cheese, shredded (1 cup), coarse grain mustard