Mazurek or Mazurka (in english) is a simple traditional Polish cake baked for Easter. There are various kinds of Polish mazurek made from different dough. The dough is interleaved with a nut mass, preserves or a jam. The surface of mazurek is decorated with icing, chocolate, toffee, marzipan, dried or fresh fruit, almonds, nuts and raisins.
RECIPE
PASTRY
Ingredients
- 160 g wheat flour
- 90 g potato flour
- 70 g sugar
- 150 g butter
- 1 egg
Directions
- Sift the flours into a large bowl. Add the sugar, butter and egg.
- Mix all ingredients until they are combined and the dough forms a nice round ball.
- Using a rolling pin flatten the dough quite thinly.
- Cut into 3 rectangular (10x 30).
- Bake at 180 C until golden brown.
- Brush the cake with caramel cream.
- Add salted popcorn.
- Pour melted chocolate and caramel.