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Favorki without Egg Whites recipe

 

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Favorki without Egg Whites

Author: Rysia

Ingredients

  • 6 egg yolk
  • 1 cup sweet cream
  • 2 cups flour
  • 6 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 jigger apricot brandy

Instructions

  • Beat the egg yolks with sugar until light.
  • Add sweet cream and brandy.
  • Fold in enough flour to make a firm dough.
  • . Place the dough on a kneading board and roll out.
  • Cut into 2"x4" strips. 
  • Cut a hole in the middle of each strip, then pass one end of the strip through it to make a knot.
  • Fry in hot lard until brown. 
  • Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  • Serve with honey.

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Chrust or Favorki recipe

 

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Chrust or Favorki

Author: Rysia

Ingredients

  • 2 cup flour
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp vinegar
  • Lard
  • Honey
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sour cream

Instructions

  • Mix the flour with butter, sugar, egg, vinegar, and enough sour cream to work the butter into a soft dough.
  • Place the dough on a kneading board and roll out.
  • Cut into 2"x4" strips.
  • Cut a hole in the middle of each strip, then pass one end of the strip through it to make a knot.
  • Fry favorki in hot lard until brown.
  • Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  • Serve with honey.
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Piernik recipe in English

Piernik

  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon ginger
  • salt
  • 1 egg white
  • Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 Tablespoon water

Beat the eggs well. Add the sugar and blend in honey and vanilla. Then add the soda dissolved in 1 Tablespoon of water. Slowly stir in sifted flour, salt cinnamon and ginger. Mix all ingredients (except egg white & powdered sugar) together well. Roll dough on to a thin layer on a floured board and cut into large heart shapes. Brush with egg white and dust with powdered sugar. Bake in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes, on a greased floured baking sheet.

Old Warsaw Cookbook by Rysia

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