Easter saffron yeast cake (babka)

This Easter I have decided that we will make a yeast cake (babka), instead one of our favorite cheesecake. That was a bold decision. I like yeast cakes, especially when they are still warm and have crumbled on the top, but in my head, they exist with a summer day preferably in a countryside. Don't ask …

Lavender and honey bread

Maybe if I lived in a country where good quality bread is easy to find I wouldn't make my own bread. We will never know, as I already got a bug. There is something addictive about bread making. Probably it is a smell of freshly baked bread, a tiny hiss you hear in a crust or just a …

Crusty cob

I bake bread more often than I tell you about. Usually, I use one of a few standard recipes. I gathered a few bread books, but I'm not good at using them. I adore photos from Tartine Bread and I even challenged myself to try a recipe from it a few times, but Tomek wasn't too …

Poppy seed roll (makowiec)

So after months of excitement, preparation, Christmas shopping, Christmas cooking, Christmas is officially over. Thursday was my first day at work after the Christmas break. Christmas decorations were taken down and Christmas tree was left naked in the corner. It was quite a sad sight. I feel in between seasons now, we had winter, then …

Polish empanadas stuffed with cabbage and mushrooms

  Every post should have an introduction. I wrote one for this one twice, but I didn't like it. What you see on the photo I would call pierogi, even though they are not made from pasta like dough like these ones, in my family often we fry them like this, but these pierogi are made …

No-knead bread

  This week was a week of acknowledgement. Don't try to be somebody else.  I'm not a morning person, I was able to get up earlier in the summer, but I can't do it while it's dark in the morning. It's better to accept it than be angry at yourself everyday, just because I can't stand …

Sweet yeast rhubarb cake

The time runs so fast. I baked this cake a day after the trip to Honest2Goodness Market. I have tons ideas for posts I think I just need to find a machine that can type while I think... In meantime I finished reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" and started "The Paris Wife" recommended by Adrienne. …

Polish doughnuts – Pączki

Next Thursday it will be a crucial day. Officially it is known as Tłusty Czwartek (Fat Thursday, the last Thursday before Ash Wednesday), unofficially Doughnut Day. For some of the people, it may be an unfortunate day. I remember once I was in a mood for a croissant with chocolate from my favorite bakery, but …

Bread with potatoes

I wanted to this bread for ages, but always there was something on my way. We always ate all potatoes or I could wait for them to boil and cool down. This time I made it. The bread is one of quite easy and not too much time consuming. You will get mild bread with …