Paczki Our Male Schnoodle Recipes

BAKED PACZKI FOR MARDI GRAS

Steps:

• Mix 2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large mixer bowl.
• Heat milk, butter and honey until very warm (120° to 130°F). Add to flour mixture with rum, egg yolks and egg; beat 1 minute at low speed.
• Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes.
• Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/2-inch thickness. Use a 3-inch cookie or biscuit cutter, to cut out as many rounds as possible.
• Place rounds about 2 to 3 inches apart on parchment lined or lightly greased baking sheets. Re-roll and cut remaining dough.
• Cover and let rise in a warm, draft free place 45 minutes to 1 hour, until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• For glaze, mix honey and melted butter; set aside.
• Bake 10 minutes. Brush glaze over packzi and continue baking for 2 to 4 minutes until light golden brown. If desired, brush again with any remaining glaze.
• Let cool slightly, then dust or roll in sugar or powdered sugar.
• Fillings:.
• Fruit or custard: Use a knife to cut a small slit in side of paczki. Use a small spoon (or pipe with pastry tip and bag) to insert a heaping teaspoonful. (vanilla rum custard or pudding is amazing!).
• Chocolate: Use your finger to gently poke a small hole in side of paczki and insert 1 teaspoon chocolate chips into center of paczki while still warm.

PACZKI - FAMOUS POLISH DONUTS

Steps:

• 1. Melt you 1/2 cup of butter and let cool to room temp. Warm milk and cream. Beat the whole eggs, yolks and sugar together then add butter and beat thoroughly. Next, add orange zest, salt, cream, milk, yeast, spiced rum and mix well. * THE DOUGH WILL BE SOFT AND STICKY. IT SHOULD ROLL OUT VERY EASILY AND SMOOTHLY.
• 2. Let the dough rise till double in bulk (at least an hour or longer), punch it down and let it double in bulk again. Here is Chef Tad punching down the dough.
• 3. After second rising, punch the dough down again and divide dough. Dust your board liberally with flour and roll out your dough to about 1/2 inch thick.
• 4. Cut into rounds with at least a 3 inch cutter & fry in hot oil. (If you have no cutter then you could use a thoroughly washed tuna can as your cutter.) HEAT YOUR OIL BETWEEN 325 TO 350 DEGREES. --- This is my good friend Kaycee who joined me for the class.
• 5. Depending on the size of your fryer only put a few in at a time. This size that we used in the photo we dropped about 5 to 6 rounds in at a time. Let them start to puff up in the middle and you can see them brown on the one side then turn them over to finish browning the other side. Take them out and let them drain on a paper towel. This happens very quickly within a minute or two.
• 6. After they have cooled you can fill them with your favorite filling or leave plain and dust with powdered sugar or plain sugar. --THESE DONUTS WHEN THEY PUFF UP ARE HOLLOW INSIDE. SO, IT MAKES THEM PERFECT FOR FILLING.
• 7. Here we are filling and dusting the paczki! VERY TRADITIONAL FILLINGS FOR PACZKI - Apricot Poppyseed Black Raspberry Lekvar - (sweetened prune puree) Rose Cherry and more non-traditional flavors too.
• 8. Put the coffee on...fill up some glasses with cold milk and let's eat some Paczki!
• 9. FOR FUN: Our male Schnoodle is named after the famous Paczki. It wasn't until I met my husband Anthony that I heard about the famous Paczki. Not only is his heritage Polish/Italian but he used to be a police officer and has had his share of Paczki. Every year, there is a box of Paczki's that arrive mysteriously in our kitchen! But now, I know how to make them so we can have some homemade. If Paczki the Schnoodle was allowed to eat these famous Paczki he for sure would win. He would probably eat all of them and then be sick but I can assure you every last Paczki would be gone. Do you see his focus on the donut? LOL --- I think he was thinking are they mine? All mine?!
• 10. I stopped over at Krakus Polish Deli & Bakery here in my hometown and saw these lovely towels and just "HAD" to get one. It only seemed right don't you think? lol

PACZKI

Steps:

• For the paczki: Whisk together the flour and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Microwave the milk in a small microwave-safe bowl until warm (between 110 to 115 degrees F.), about 1 minute, then stir to even out the temperature. Add the yeast and 1 teaspoon of the granulated sugar, stirring just enough to hydrate the yeast. Let bloom for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the butter and remaining granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Cream together on medium high-speed, stopping and scraping the bowl once or twice as necessary, until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the whole eggs and beat on medium high to combine, about 1 minute. Add the egg yolks and vanilla and beat together another minute.
• Starting with the mixer on low and then raising to medium high, add the flour mixture in 2 parts, alternating with the yeast mixture. Once the last addition of flour has been combined, knead the dough in the mixer until smooth, 6 to 8 minutes. The dough will be slack and sticking to the sides but not too sticky to the touch. If it is too sticky, add 2 to 3 tablespoons of flour and knead a minute more to tighten it up.
• Put the dough on a flour-dusted surface and knead by hand a few times, tucking the dough under itself to form a smooth ball. Transfer to a large, greased bowl, cover with a kitchen towel and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size, 40 to 60 minutes.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll or pat down to 1/2 inch thick. Cut the dough into 3-inch circles and place on a lightly floured baking sheet. Make one more circle from the dough scraps or make mini paczki to fry. Cover the dough circles with a kitchen towel and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a deep Dutch oven to 350 degrees F; line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• Shake off any flour from the dough circles and fry in batches of 3 to 4 until deep golden brown, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on each side. You will be able to tell they are cooked through because the amount of bubbles will reduce to almost nothing. Transfer the doughnuts to the paper towel-lined baking sheet as they come out of the oil. Return the oil to 350 degrees F between batches. Let rest until cool enough to handle.
• For the filling and glaze. Fit a pastry bag with a small round tip and fill with the jam. Set aside.
• Use a thick skewer or chopstick to poke a hole in the middle of each doughnut and wiggle a little space, taking care to not poke all the way through. Fill with the jam using the pastry bag.
• To make the glaze, add the confectioners' sugar to a small bowl big enough to dip a doughnut into. Whisk in the milk until smooth. The glaze should be a little loose, close to the consistency of maple syrup. Dip each doughnut in the glaze, letting it roll off a bit before turning it over to set. Some of the glaze will run down the sides which is okay, but if you need to adjust the thickness, add a little more confectioners' sugar or milk depending on what you need. Let the glaze set for about 5 minutes! If you want to skip the glaze, just dust with confectioners' sugar; many paczki are enjoyed this way too. Paczki are best the day they are made, but they can be stored in an airtight container to enjoy the next day.

BAKED PACZKIS USING A BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order they are listed.
• Start dough cycle.
• When cycle is complete knead dough on a lightly floured surface, adding more flour if needed until dough is no longer sticky.
• Roll out to 1/2 inch thick and cut with a 3 inch round.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet, cover with a tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and immediately brush paczkis with melted butter and then roll in sugar.
• Use a pastry bag fitted with a round tip to squirt jam into doughnut, resist the urge to overfill as it will run out everywhere.

PACZKI, OUR MALE SCHNOODLE

Steps:

• Paczki when he was first born April 20, 2011
• Paczki's first bath at home. He looks a little bewildered. hehe
• This is one thing Paczki loves to do best is speak his mind and he is very loud doing it. LOL
• Paczki right after his first official hair cut. We have a wonderful friend and groomer who comes right to our house to give our Schnoodles their special "doo's". hehe
• Paczki's favorite thing to do; playing with his Sissy (Tibby).
• Most recent pic of Paczki just this week and he is now officially taller than his sister at a little over 6 months old.
• Paczki's first contest on Facebook with a company called "D Is For Dog" and is going on right now for best Halloween costume. He is the "Count Paczki" and I hope that he wins.
• Here is the other version of Paczki; the real deal one that has been around alot longer than our little doggie. hehe https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/kim-biegacki/paczki-with-rose-jam/cake?k=paczki&p=1&o=r
• Have you tried an edible Polish Paczki yet? hehe
• Here is what Paczki won and short definition of products. 1 jar of Great Coat -- for healthy, shiny coat and itch relief 1 jar of Mobility Mix -- healthier bones & flexible joints 1 jar of Healthy Hound -- complete protection for your dog 1 jar of Healthy Gums -- prevent gum disease and inflammation 1 D is for Dogs hat D is for Dogs is a proprietary blend of edible medicinal mushrooms, each containing different concentrations of bioactive enzymes, nutrients and of bioactive enzymes, nutrients and antioxidants. D is for Dogs is a holistic and natural approach to canine healthcare that provides nutritional support that helps dogs live longer and healthier by promoting normal cellular function and immune system strength. ---from D is for Dogs.
• Paczki's Christmas picture for 2011...our little tiny reindeer. hehe
• Paczki's first official Dog Show was yesterday on 6/24/12 and he placed in two competitions. His sister Tibby & Paczki placed 1st in "Best Pair" and got a trophy and then Paczki won 3rd place in his catergory of best dog in a weight of 13 - 25 pds. Way to go Paczki!!!

PACZKI IS HIS NAME, THANK YOU ALL!

Steps:

• This is Rumor with her litter of puppies born on 4-20-11
• a pic of the 4 little brothers and sisters together.
• This is a pic on 4/21/11 --- Chocolate Merle Male born at 4:10 pm 6.1 oz.
• One week later on 4/29/11 weighing in at 13.1 oz.
• 2 weeks later on 5/6/11 weighing in at 1 lb. 6.1 oz.
• 3 weeks later on 5/14/11 weighing in at 1 lb. 13.2 oz.
• 4 weeks later on 5/19/11 weighing in at 2 lbs 1.8 oz.
• 5 weeks later on 5/27/11 ---This is the week we went to see the little guy. He is so tiny and fits in one hand.
• 6 weeks on 6/3/11 He weighs 2 lbs and 12.6 oz.
• At 9 weeks old we finally went to pick up the little guy. Oh, is he so cute!! He looks like he is frosted. His hair reminds me of the 80's and how frosting your hair was a big thing back then. LOL Well, I will post 2 or 3 pics and then try to get a better one tomorrow.
• Paczki's first bath at home.
• Tibby and Paczki laying together on the couch.
• Treat time...who wants a bisquit?
• Who has something to say? Paczki!!
• Do you love me? Do you really really love me? Yes, Paczki I love you. I really really love you.
• How am I supposed to get any recipes typed onto JAP with this little guy on my lap; fast asleep. lol
• 7 -25-11 Gettin' my hair cut and now weighing in at 6 pds. I am half my Sissy's size now. ruff ruff
• Are U lookin' at me?!
• Look into my eyes...you are getting sleepy very sleepy...
• Posin' Paczki
• Paczki at 6 months old and already bigger than Sissy.
• Paczki singing...."Ohhh Solo Mio"...LOL
• Paczki's Christmas pictures for 2011 under the tree....he is our tiny little reindeer. haha
• February 10th, 2015 --- Thought I would give a picture update and let you know that Paczki will soon be 4 years old in April. He is an extremely good boy and never wants to get into trouble like his sister Tibby. He is very dignified and thinks he is royalty. Or at least he acts that way. LOL

TIBBY, OUR FEMALE SCHNOODLE

Steps:

• This is Tibby the day she was born on 11-18-08. What a tiny little puppy she was.
• Tibby is now almost 3 yrs old and is our Blue Merle Schnoodle that is a very loving and spoiled lap dog. She loves to snuggle with her family and her new little brother Paczki. This is a professional picture that was taken last fall.
• She also loves the winter and playing in the snow. When the snow gets high enough in the backyard I shovel a circular path with cut paths in it as well. She will then run the path as fast as she can around and around and through the cut throughs too. It is so funny!!! I will try and take a better pic this winter of her in the snow path fun.
• Tibby loves Christmas time and getting to open her own presents. This is last Christmas and she was so excited she tore into her gifts quickly.
• Tibby is also a part time counselor and is all ears. She is an excellent listener and most certainly will bring relief to those who need it. :-)
• This is Tibby dressed for Halloween this year 2011 as the Big Bad Wolf. "Grandma, what big ears you have!" ~~~Little Red Riding Hood. Some said she also looked liked Minnie Pearl too. hehe
• Tibby and her new brother Paczki who is now 6 months old. This is their first week together and Tibby bonded very quickly and considered him her little buddy.
• Tibby's Christmas picture for 2011
• Miss Tibby and her brother Paczki on St. Paddy's Day 2013