Pączki na Parze (Polish Steamed Donuts) #BreadBakers

These sweet little desserts are called Pączki because I filled them with jam.  You can also use the same recipes, sans filling and topping, to make savory dumplings, called Kluski na Parze. Parze means steamed.

The Bread Bakers are steaming today.......

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.  This month, our host is Sneha of Sneha's Recipe.  She invited us to share Steamed Bread.  Let's take a look at what everyone is sharing....

• Bao Buns from Passion Kneaded
• Dessert Bao (Chocolate Steamed Buns) from A Messy Kitchen
• Keto Chinese Steamed Buns from Sneha's Recipe
• Paczki na Parze (Polish Steamed Donuts) from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Buns {Sheng Jian Bao) from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Steamed Cranberry Pecan Honey Bread from Food Lust People Love

These steamed donuts (or dumplings) are easy to make but do take time.  After you make the dough, let it rest until doubled in size before dividing it into 12 equal pieces.  The dough was very sticky requiring a very well-floured surface to first roll it into a cylinder before dividing it.  

Once divided, if you are filling with jam, as I did, you will flatten each, add the jam, and then form it into a ball.  These then must rest for 15 minutes before steaming.  My steamer only allowed me to cook 3 at a time, each batch taking 15 minutes.  Once they were steamed, I brushed them with melted butter and sprinkled them with cinnamon sugar.  

I filled mine with Carrot Cake Jam made by our son, Tony of Tony's Sweet Eats.  I chose to use a cinnamon sugar topping to match the filling.  You can use any jam you like and choose to serve with no topping, a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, or an icing if you prefer.  Make them yours.

The author of the recipe I adapted, Lois of Polish Housewife, prefers hers to be savory.  The recipe is the same, but no filling is added.  Lois likes to serve them with a meaty stew and suggests her recipe for Gulasz, very similar to my Hungarian Pancake.

Bread, Donuts, Dumplings, Dessert, Side Dish,

Bread

Polish

Yield: 12

Author: Wendy Klik

Pączki na Parze

These sweet little desserts are called Pączki because I filled them with jam. You can also use the same recipes, sans filling and topping, to make savory dumplings, called Kluski na Parze. Parze means steamed.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 15 MinInactive time: 2 HourTotal time: 2 H & 25 M

Ingredients

• 1 c. milk
• 2 1/4 t. instant yeast
• 2 /1/2 c. flour, plus more for kneading and forming dough
• 1 egg
• 2 T. butter, melted
• 2 T. sugar
• salt
• jam of choice, if desired
• 2 T. melted butter, if sprinkling
• cinnamon sugar, if desired

Instructions

1. Warm milk to 100-105*, sprinkle with the yeast and let set for 5 minutes, until foamy.
2. Place flour, egg, butter, sugar, and salt into the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook and mix until combined. Add the milk and continue to mix until the dough is smooth. It will be sticky but should come off the hook easily.
3. Cover and let rest until doubled in size, about 1-2 hours. Liberally sprinkle your work surface with flour and scrape the dough onto it. Gently knead the dough, forming it into a log, adding more flour as needed. Divide the log into 12 equal pieces.
4. Add more flour to your surface and form the dough into balls. If making sweet dumplings, flatten each section of dough and add 1 teaspoon of jam into the center before folding the dough around the jam, forming a ball. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
5. Place a steam basket over simmering water, add the dumplings in batches, cover and steam for 15 minutes.
6. Remove to a baking rack. For sweet filled dumplings, brush with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. For savory dumplings, you can serve immediately or let cool to room temperature.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe found in Polish Housewife

Nutrition Facts

Calories

165

Fat (grams)

5 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

3 g

Carbs (grams)

25 g

Fiber (grams)

1 g

Net carbs

24 g

Sugar (grams)

5 g

Protein (grams)

4 g

Sodium (milligrams)

61 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

26 mg

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