Tuesday, February 24, 2009


TODAY IS PACZKI (PUNCH-KEY) DAY...

...which means that one could break the Shivaratri fast with decadent (400-calorie) Fat Tuesday Polish donuts from Dinkel's.

The cakelike, deep-fried glazed donut comes in flavors like plum, apple or chocolate, and constitutes the opposite of the prescribed live, vegan, low-sugar yogic diet.

Fortunately, you can get them only once a year.

More on Paczki here.

The recipe (which it is probably best not to read) is here.

7 comments:

  1. great photo! those look mmmmm

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  2. We call them Krapfen here. I just had one. They are gooooooood. :)

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  3. Sadly I did not take the picture. It's from http://th.interia.pl/51,b2570b55f1592068/paczki_d.jpg

    Ursula, what flavor did you have?

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  4. I prefer it with apricot jam.
    This is classic here.

    But you can have it with everything.

    As a joke they put mustard in it in E's company. E didn't find it funny.

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  5. Every year I think the same thing: I would really like for someone to make a vegan paczki (and for me to eat it)!

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  6. I long for treats like these. LONG!

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  7. Some come filled with jelly or cream that contains alcohol. Usually, you only taste a hint of alcohol, but last week I had an Eierlikor (egg liquor similar to egg nog) flavored one that made me cringe. I made the same face I make when I drink schnapps.

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