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Mazurek Kijowski (Kiev, Ukraine) Polish Easter Pastry

April 10, 2013 by Lois Britton 5 Comments

Kiev Mazurek on Polish pottery

Cuisines in this part of the world overlap a lot – people moving and borders changing, I guess.  My favorite filling for pierogi (filled Polish dumplings) – ruski (Russian), of course.  With dozens, upon dozens of sausages in my Polish butcher’s display, my  all time favorite is a frankfurtki (the recipe from Frankfurt).  So it’s really no surprise that the Polish Easter pastry that I can’t stop thinking about is version from Ukraine.

In my last post, I discussed the characteristics of typical Polish mazurek.  I got to sample a variety this year and they were wonderful – dishes that I will try to recreate, but there was something about the Ukranian version that caught my fancy.  Similar in ingredients, plainer appearance, I was taken with the way the flavors and textures melded when they were all combined together.  The heavy use of almonds didn’t hurt either.  Squares of this pastry were included in our goodie box from Elzbieta.  I want to thank her for sharing the recipe.

Rather than layering and decorating, this humble mazurek has everything combined and baked like a fruit and nut shortbread.  Try it; I hope you’ll love it as much as I did.

Ingredients
150 grams of butter, softened (2/3 cup)
10 egg yolks
250 grams of flour (2 1/4 cups)
250 grams of powdered sugar (2 1/4 cups)
100 grams of walnuts or almonds, finely diced, I recommend almonds (1 cup)
150 grams of raisins, soaked in warm water and drained (1 cup)
100 grams of figs, finely diced or plum jam – I recommend the jam (1 cup)
60 grams sesame seeds (1/2 cup)
 
Directions
  • Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan
  • Preheat oven to 200 C (400 F)
  • Cream butter until smooth
  • Stirring constantly, add the egg yolks
  • Sift in flour and sugar, combine
  • Add the nuts, raisins, figs or jam, and sesame seeds
  • Spread or pat the dough into the prepared pan and prick with a fork
  • Bake for one hour
  • Remove from oven and slice into squares immediately while still hot
  • (This wasn’t part of the recipe, but I’m guessing you cool a bit before removing from the pan)
Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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Comments

  1. Lorraine

    February 26, 2015 at 3:01 am

    thank you for posting this.it reminds me of my Polish grandmother

    Reply
    • polishhousewife

      February 26, 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Lorraine, my pleasure, Thanks for reminding to make a mazurka for Easter. 🙂

      Reply
  2. faithy

    March 25, 2015 at 11:04 pm

    Wow! a lot of yolks ..must be decadent!

    Reply
    • polishhousewife

      March 27, 2015 at 6:15 am

      Like a fruit and nut shortbread. Easter should be a celebration! 🙂

      Reply

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  1. Mazurek (Polish Easter Pastry) says:
    March 23, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    […] that you know what a typical Polish mazurek is like, in my next post, I’ll tell you about a another variation on this […]

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