Name: Pszczółki
Pronunciation: ˈpʃʧ̑uwci
Translation: diminutive and plural form of bee (Polish pszczoła)
Producer: Pszczółka Lublin
Weight: approx. 15 g/0.5 oz per candy
Price: 20 PLN/$ 5.80/€ 4.70/£ 3.70 per 1 kg/35 oz
Energy: approx. 54 kcal per candy
Ingredients: sugar, starch syrup, honey.
Pszczółki is a yellow hard candy from Pszczółka Lublin. It’s filled with liquid honey.
Name: Stefanka
Pronunciation: stɛˈfanka
Translation: feminine and diminiutive form of the name Stephen
Energy: approx. 190 kcal per serving
Ingredients: Pastry: wheat flour, eggs, sugar, honey, butter, baking soda.
Cream: butter, milk, farina, sugar.
Chocolate frosting: sugar, fat-reduced cocoa powder, butter, cream.
Stefanka is a layer cake that usually consists of three sheets of honey shortcrust pastry spread with milk filling based on wheat farina. It may also be topped with chocolate frosting. Most frequently, it’s served during birthday or name day (Polish: imieniny) parties.
Name: Makowiec
Pronunciation: maˈkɔvʲjɛʦ̑
Translation: poppyseed cake
Energy: approx. 190 kcal per serving
Ingredients: Poppyseed filling: poppyseed 40%, honey, eggs, butter, walnuts, raisins, candied orange rind (orange rind, sugar), almonds, dates, sunflower oil, sugar.
Bottom sponge cake: eggs, sugar, wheat flour, potato starch.
Chocolate frosting: sugar, fat-reduced cocoa powder, butter, cream.
Makowiec is probably, along with sernik (cheesecake), the most popular Polish cakes. Traditionally, it’s prepared for Christmas, but since every occasion is perfect to eat some makowiec, people tend to bake it for Easter as well. The poppy filling usually contains, apart from poppyseeds, honey and dried fruit with various nuts. It can be baked with or without a bottom layer (sponge pastry, shortcrust pastry and the like), or as a yeast cake roll.
