are there any Poles in this place?
I grew up near a thriving Polish community, thus was able to get really good paczki from really good polish bakeries. So when I saw some paczki at a local grocery, I bought them because I get all nostalgic about paczki... plus my GF has never had one. And I knew that the grocery store version wouldn't measure up, and it didn't. For one thing, they didn't have any with prunes so I had to make do with lemon curd.
But the problem is, now I've had an almost-paczki and it's like how scratching an itch makes it itchier. I want the real thing.
So I think I need to make some.
So help, please. Anyone willing to share their Baba's recipe? I have an email out to my Polish aunt, but she's not really much of a cook and although her Baba used make cabbage rolls, pierogis and cured meats, I don't think I ever saw a home made sweet in her house... so I'm not hopeful there...