For Easter in a Polish home, you will likely find cheesecake adorning the dessert table. This is true for Christmas and special occasions as well. The cheese used in Polish cheesecake is farmer’s cheese (pot cheese). In Poland, food markets offer a nice selection of farmer’s cheeses, and there is one designed specifically for Polish […]
Basic Dough and Techniques for Making Polish Pierogi
I have been to quite a number of Polish festivals and other events in the United States over the years and there is one dish that is consistently served to guests: pierogi. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines pierogi as: “a case of dough filled with a typically savory filling (as of meat, cheese, or vegetables) and cooked […]
Homemade Farmer’s Cheese (pot cheese, twaróg, ser biały, quark, творог, tvorog)
Farmer’s cheese, or “pot cheese,” is a staple in the Polish kitchen, not to mention the kitchen of other cultures, like German, Russian, and Ukrainian. A common fresh cheese sold in American supermarkets that comes close to it in terms of being a staple in the dairy aisle is cottage cheese. But it is definitely […]
An Irresistible Fall Treat: Polish Plum Slab Tart (Kruche Ciasto ze Śliwkami)
Yes, it’s another plum recipe. So far, I’ve posted two recipes for plum cake (German Plum Cake and Polish Plum Cake), one recipe for yeasted Polish plum pastry, and one recipe for a type of shortcrust Polish pastry (“półkruche ciasto”). This time, the recipe is for a different type of shortcrust Polish pastry (“kruche ciasto“). The […]
A Polish Summer Dessert Staple: Fruit (e.g., Peach) Tart
Whenever I’ve taken a trip to Poland to see relatives, each household I’d visit–even if I only would be dropping by for a couple of hours–would always offer and serve tea or coffee with a homemade dessert. Yes, that’s right, a homemade dessert. ALWAYS. HOMEMADE. It’s almost like it would be committing the highest sin […]