Polish Nalesniki

Behold the wonderful creation known as Nalesniki! Praise its sweat and wonderful deliciousness!

TRADITION: As the title implies, the Nalesniki originates from Poland. There they serve this treat as either breakfast or dessert, and sometimes dinner. I learned that around the world in different regions such as Poland, the people enjoy eating more sweet foods than we Americans do. The Nalesniki is one such sweet food that has become not only a favorite among Polish people but also my class as well. According to the foodsaimhei page, the polish people love a wide variety of deserts. The Nalesniki can be made with a plethora of different toppings. Popular toppings include: nutella, strawberries,

 RECIPE: Batter:   
360ml/1 1/2 cups milk 
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla*
2 tsp sugar*
1/8 tsp table salt
130g/1 cup all-purpose flour
oil or melted butter for the pan
sugar to taste for the filling
* omit the vanilla and sugar for savoury pancakes
Filling: 
1 tps. Vanilla
1/2 package of cream cheese
1 container of vanilla yogurt
1/2 C sugar
mix well with a fork or whisk until filling has no lumps. 

Equipment:blender, or medium bowl and a whisk 
25cm/10" non-stick skillet** 
non-metal spatula  

(Recipe by Annie Almekinder) 

Here is a video provided that shows the steps in making this dessert. Everyone who makes this wonderful dessert can add their own little variances to it. For example, I prefer mine Nalesniki topped with nutella and powdered sugar.

Reflection: Obviously the Nalesniki has been my favorite food prepared in the class thus far. I have a sweet tooth, and the great thing is that this was really easy to make. Well, the crapes themselves are a bit challenging not to burn but other than that it is pretty simple. It makes me sad knowing that there are foods out there like this one that I still haven't ever tried yet. Would my family like the Nalesniki? Yes, they would love it just as much as I do, especially my sister who seems to only eat sweet things. Over Thanksgiving Break I plan on making this dessert for my family to try.

My group's pictures of making Nalesniki:

As you can see, our finished product isn't as fancy as the pictures above but that's the great thing about this dessert. It doesn't have to be fancy to taste really good!