Polish Quick Cake With Fruit Placek Z Owocami Food

POLISH QUICK CAKE WITH FRUIT (PLACEK Z OWOCAMI)

Steps:

• Beat butter and sugar until smooth an creamy. Add 1 egg at a time, alternating with flour and beat well until blended.
• Pour batter into grease 9 x 13 pan.
• Arrange fruit such as sliced peaches, apples dusted with cinnamon or plums sliced in half on top of cake so it's well distributed.
• Bake at 350°F 30 - 40 minutes until cake is golden. Cool and dust with icing sugar.
• Be sure every guest gets a nice slice of fruit on top!

POLISH APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cream butter and sugar (or margarine). Add vanilla and eggs and beat well. Sift flour, powder, soda and salt together. Add to egg mixture and alternate when adding the applesauce mixing well.
• Grease a 13x9x2" pan and pour in the mixture spreading out evenly.
• Combine mixture for topping and spread evenly over batter and bake for 45 minutes.
• Let cool in pan.

PLACEK Z KRUSZONKA

Steps:

• Place sugar and butter in a large bowl or stand mixer. Scald the milk, and pour it into the bowl with sugar and butter. Stir until butter is completely melted. Let cool to 110 degrees.
• Add yeast and mix well. Add egg-salt mixture and half the flour, stirring constantly. Add the vanilla and raisins, if using, and mix well. Add the remaining flour and mix well. The dough will be sticky.
• Turn out into a greased bowl and cover with greased plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled. Grease two (9x5-inch) loaf pans and make the crumb topping in a medium bowl by combining flour and sugar, and cutting in the butter with your fingers. Set aside.
• Using slightly dampened hands, punch down dough and divide it in half. Place in prepared pans. Sprinkle half the crumb topping on each cake. Place on a baking sheet (to catch any crumbs that fall off while baking), cover with greased plastic wrap, and let rise until dough mounds slightly over the top.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees and bake 50 minutes or until instant-read thermometer registers 190 degrees. Remove from oven. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out and cool coffee cakes completely on their side on a wire rack. Best if eaten within a few days of making, but freezes nicely.

POLISH FRESH PLUM CAKE--PLACEK Z SLIWKAMI

Steps:

• Lightly coat a 13"x9" pan with cooking spray. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 3/4 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup softened butter, milk and eggs. Beat at medium speed 4 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Place plums on top, cut side up, pushing down slightly into batter.
• Cut remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cloves into 3 tablespoons cold butter and sprinkle over plums. Bake about 40 minutes or until a toothpick tests clean.
• Let the cake cool in the pan so the plum juices will be reabsorbed to create a moist cake. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired, and cut into 12 squares.