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Fruit yeast cake
It’s probably one of the most standard homemade cakes in Poland, or at least it used to be. It’s pretty easy to pull off, but the yeast does need time to do its job. It’ll work with most fruits, like apples, pears, plums, etc. Plums are the most ‘classic’ variation.
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GF ChocolateCardamom Muffins
This is a riff on the granny’s chocolate cake as I needed a gluten-free side to the main cake for the evening. So I doubled up the cake recipe and set aside a third of everything but the flour aside for these. The recipe is re-calculated version of what was done on the day.
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Grandma’s Chocolate Cake
It’s originally known under different name, which I found somewhat controversial, so let it be known as ‘Grandma’s Chocolate Cake’. It’s one of those causal bakes that’s been done in the family forever. Quick and delicious
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Quick poppyseed cake
It’s one of my grandma’s recipes – very handy when you have excess of egg whites and no plans for meringue. It’s quick, simple and so far well-liked, not to mention the slightly unusual look once cut.
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Brined cucumbers
There are three common ways of preserving cucumbers in Poland: brined, soured/fermented and pickled. Thie recipe covers the first variety, which is by far my favourite.
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Polish-Vietnamese Pickled Cucumber Soup
It is a twist on a Polish classic, which by itself isn’t that well-known outside of the country. Definitely worth a try, as it’s quick to make (if you have pho or chicken stock kicking around), and can be made even simpler with stock cubes.
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Andrut
This is a fairly old recipe. My mom used to make it, at least in the 1908s, but when I served it to other people, they mentioned great-grandmothers preparing it. It’s been a ‘show-off’ thing in the socialist years in Poland.
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Leczo
It’s a recipe I got from a friend who had good Hungarian contacts. It’s polonized as only in Polish version sasusage and other meats are mandatory, and courgette is sometimes added. The recipe scales easily up and down if you count the ingredients in 3:3:1:2 ratio (four first points).