Obwarzanek
The Obwarzanek (plural: Obwarzanki ) is a Polish baking specialty that has its home in Krakow . The ring-shaped bread roll looks back on a long history and is characterized by a number of special features.
description
An Obwarzanek is made by twisting two or three parallel strings of yeast dough around each other. The ends of the resulting thick dough cord are connected to form a ring, the interlacing of which remains visible even after baking. Then the ring of pastry is several minutes in boiling salted water blanched . The name of the baked goods is derived from this ( Polish obwarzyć / obwarzać = to boil, to brew). Finally, the ring - usually only on one side - is sprinkled with coarse-grained salt, poppy seeds or sesame seeds and baked. Obwarzanki are about 12-17 cm in diameter , 3-4 cm thick, and weigh 120-200 g. They are mostly produced by hand.
history
Obwarzanki come from Krakow and are one of the baked goods with a centuries-old tradition. They were first mentioned in writing on March 2, 1394 in an invoice document of the Polish royal court under King Władysław II Jagiełło . A privilege granted by King Jan Olbracht in 1496 restricted the production of obwarzanki to Kraków and Kraków's bakers.
Obwarzanek krakowski has been a traditional Kraków product on the Polish list of traditional products since November 28, 2006, and has been a protected geographical indication across the EU since 2010 . In Krakow, fresh obwarzanki can be found in street vendors everywhere.
Obwarzanek and similar baked goods
The bagel ( Bajgiel ), which has been attested since the 17th century and is part of the Jewish baking tradition, also comes from Krakow . Bagels are also ring-shaped baked goods, but unlike obwarzanki they are not twisted, have a smaller diameter and are of a softer consistency.
The Bubliki, which are widespread in Russia and Ukraine , probably go back to Krakow origins. They are similar in size to Obwarzanki, but not rotated. Closely related to bagels and Bubliki are the smaller Polish obwarzanki odpustowe , donut-shaped rolls that play a role in the tradition of church fairs .
Web links
- ^ Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, List of Traditional Products, Information on Obwarzanek , Section 3 (2006) ( Memento of November 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ See 2 , Bartłomiej Kuraś, "Obwarzanek to nie bajgiel", Gazeta Wyborcza, February 15, 2007.
- ↑ Cf. 3 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , "Obwarzanki kontra bajgle i precle", Dziennik.pl, June 4, 2007.
literature
- Robert Makłowicz, Stanisław Mancewicz, Zjeść Kraków. Przewodnik subiektywny , Krakow 2001.
Web links
- Krakowpost.com - "Obwarzanek to be protected by the EU", February 15, 2008.