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HAPPY "FAT TUESDAY' PACZKI DAY!

"I am not a glutton -- I am an explorer of food." Erma Bombeck " Paczki are not doughnuts on steroids. Close, yes, but no paczki . " ~ The Paczki Principle (Click on above for more info on 'The Paczki Principle' and Hamtramck, 'Paczki Central) ______________ Official Paczki Site (click on above for festive music:)

YEA ... IT'S 'PACZKI DAY' (FAT TUESDAY)! ~ PACZKI

" Paczki are not doughnuts on steroids. Close, yes, but no paczki . " ~ The Paczki Principle "Aw yes ... Paczki Day!" ______________ PACZKI ~ Recipe compliments of Bobak Sausage Company (Have NEVER ... EVER made these ... but throughout the years, eaten plenty) _______ Dough: 4 cup flour 2 oz. yeast 1 cup milk 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup butter 6 egg yolks a pinch of salt 1 jar plum jam 1 tsp. rum 2 tsp. finely chopped candied orange peel Glaze: 1 cup sugar juice of 1/2 lemon Frying: 1 3/4 lb. lard Mix the yeast with 1 Tbsp. sugar and a few Tbsp. lukewarm milk. Cover with a towel and leave in a warm place. Sift the flour, add a pinch of salt. Mix egg yolks with sugar until almost white, add to flour and yeast, pour in the rest of the milk and the rum, and mix using a mixer until all ingredients are well combined and the dough is smooth. When almost ready, slowly add melted butter or cooking oil and candied orange peel. When the dough has absorbed all the butter or m...