Placek recipe

“Placek” in Polish means cake, but in regions with a large Polish-American community (like Western New York, where I grew up), it specifically refers to a coffeecake-like bread with a sweet crumble topping. Placek is a popular Easter tradition, but my Polish-American grandmother made it year round (mostly because her husband, all of their kids and all of the grandkids LOVED it). I was privileged to learn how to make it when she was still alive. This year is the 10th anniversary of her…

This award-winning placek dessert recipe is courtesy of Karen Gold.

delicious inspiration.: Polish Easter Placek.

This sweet bread is topped with buttery crumb topping for a delicious treat. Bake it as a loaf or as a round for an extra special treat with your coffee or tea. It is an Easter time tradition, but is great all year long.

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Kucha Polish Sweet Bread Kucha is a polish sweet bread that has been on my Mom's side of the family for many generations. It is pronounced, "Cuha" and it became our family's traditional holiday breakfast bread for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas mornings. The crumbs to this bread are many people's favorite part, and I have to agree, they are delicious! I remember hearing stories of my great grandmother teaching my grandmother when she got married, then my grandmother making it, then my…

Placek (plah-sek) in Polish just means cake, but placek around Buffalo (and probably other cities with a high Polish population) refers to ...

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