Common Pastry in Polish Bakery?

What is a common pastry that is found in Poland at practically every bakery? Can you describe it for me? I mentioned kolaczki to someone who is from Poland and they had never heard of it before. Is there something more commonly known?

You will find "pączki" in every bakery. They are round donuts without a hole in the middle with prune, raspberry or other fruit filling inside.

"Makowiec" pastry filled with poppy-seed, usually elongated.
"Piaskowa babka" - very good, size of a loaf of bread.
"Szarlotka" - pastry made with apples
"Mazurek" - pastry with raisins, apples and other ingredients.
"Babka" - can be any flavor, usually round

sernik

or

makowiec

What about "szneka z glancem"? :)

I've never heard of them. What are they like?

kajzerki :)

It's just a regional name used in Wielkopolska region for "drożdżówka". My online translator tells me that an English equivalent would be "scone" or "bun". Lets wait for Krysia to verify this though.

I was able to find pictures in the search engine "google". I couldn't find pictures with the other name. Thanks. :)

While we're on the subject, what is a common candy and a common sweet drink in Poland?

No problem. I would also add "rogale"


It's basically the same as everywhere I think.

Do you recognize the candy Ptasie Mleczko? Is that commonly known in Poland?

Yes, it is.

That's great. Thanks! :)

And thanks to everyone else who gave me the names of pastries: krysia, fenton, and hello.

You’re welcome. :)

What are you still doing awake? It must be 1 in the morning over there. :)

Yes, it is. :) I don't feel like sleeping right now.

PS: I don't think we are allowed to talk in private here. Met me in off-topic lounge. And take some wine with you. :)

okay :)

My God, I haven't had those in forever. If anyone can bake some for me it would be very nice :) Too bad Erie, PA doesn't have a Polish bakery anywhere. We have a Russian candy shop with Polish chocolates, but no bakeries. :(

I'v had a pastry like polish food, it was made with sour cream and vinager, and was in a turned kind of shape, with icing sugar on top i cant remember the name if any one can tell me please it would help me out so much.

drożdżówka - Danish
sękacz - log cake
keks - fruit cake
kremówka - cream cake (similar to napoleon), the late JPII's favourite
wuzetka -- Warsaw speciality - cream-filled chocolate cake
faworki - sugar-dusted fried pastreis in US aka angel wings, bowknot patries, crullers, etc.
karpatka - creamy, crunchy cake with undulatuing mountain-like crust hence the Carpathian reference
sernik - cheesecake
murzynek - a choclate cake called "little Negro" (for PC types "little Afro")
tort - rich, creamy (ultra-high-calorie) multi-layered torte