Polish Mazurka Cake
Mazurka (from Polish mazurek - “Mazovskiy”) is a traditional Polish cake originally from Mazovia , from which it got its name. In Poland , as a rule, is baked at Easter , has one or two cakes, which can be made from different dough. Differs in a small thickness - about 4 cm. Mazurek is richly decorated with Easter symbols, using for this cream, fudge, jam. Also, its ingredients traditionally include a lot of fruits, dried fruits, candied fruits, nuts.
In Russia, Ukraine, and other countries neighboring Poland, mazurka recipes look more like cake or shortbread recipes.
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- Mazurki. Małgorzata Konarzewska, Technologia gastronomiczna z towaroznawstwem: podręcznik do nauki zawodu kucharz w technikum i szkole policealnej. T. 2. Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, 2011, s. 144–146. ISBN 978-83-7141-980-5 . (polish)
- Kengis R.P. Home-made cakes, pastries, cookies, gingerbread, pies. - M .: Food industry, 1967. - p. 242 (Sand mazurki with lipstick)
- Mazurka almond