February 17th, 2015 at 9:20 AM ^
but are you assuming that I'm only going to have one??
I. Don't. Think. So.
February 17th, 2015 at 9:28 AM ^
paczek being pronounced "POHN-check".
February 17th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
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February 17th, 2015 at 9:18 AM ^
but going out at lunch to grab a couple. I love me some Paczki's!!!
February 17th, 2015 at 9:20 AM ^
Are they pronounced "pooch-keys"?
February 17th, 2015 at 9:28 AM ^
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February 17th, 2015 at 12:19 PM ^
There's an N sound. Poonch-key.
February 17th, 2015 at 9:27 AM ^
waiting in line at the New Palace Bakery in Hamtramck.
Bought 4 dozen. Totally worth the frost bite.
February 17th, 2015 at 9:41 AM ^
February 17th, 2015 at 9:47 AM ^
on the way back from a Northern Michigan vacation to my home in Ohio. Hit up Busch's on Plymouth & Green Rd-- got a 12 pk of traditional flavors (lemon, raspberry, custard, apple) and then a 4 pk of each of the "gourmet" flavors-- maple bacon, smores, and salted caramel. Brought 'em into work and gone in 60 seconds. Lots of Detroit / Chicago / Cleveland ex-pats here in Dayton.
Going to finish off my night the right way with some homemade paprikas that are in the crockpot right now, some fried kiszka, a couple farmer cheese pierogi, and wash it all down with a 4 - 6 pk of Zywiec.
WHOOOO STOLE THE KISZKA?
NOOOOOBODY!
February 17th, 2015 at 10:08 AM ^
Not sure if I will be able to grab paczki after work but I for sure will be stopping at Busch's for some Zywiec. Nostalgia...the first beer I ever drank!
February 17th, 2015 at 10:21 AM ^
Piwa Piwa!
February 17th, 2015 at 9:57 AM ^
My boss brought in Paczkis from Maier's Bakery in Morton Grove IL. She brought all sorts (banana, apple cinnamon, strawberry, raspberry, nutella), and I am having a banana (with real banana pieces) and custard one right now, it is seriously incredible. The nutella ones are killer too. So, if you are looking for a place in the northern burbs of Chicago, that's a pretty good one. Line was over 45 minutes long though per my boss, and they close at 330.
February 17th, 2015 at 10:14 AM ^
Never understood paczkis nor did I ever have one. I also like to call them "pack-zees".
February 17th, 2015 at 10:20 AM ^
Downvoting you so hard right now
February 17th, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^
February 17th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^
February 17th, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
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February 17th, 2015 at 10:20 AM ^
Currently on a break from a meeting, but someone here did indeed brave the lines at New Palace in Hamtramck (hopefully, they get to charge that time - it WAS for work) to get five dozen or so to bring to this meeting. Prune and plum are gone, but there are plenty of custard ones left strangely enough, and that's fine because that's a particular favorite of mine. Not surprisingly, the caffiene buzz is now enhanced by the sugar buzz, and I am sure it means I'll be asleep at my desk after the crash later.
February 17th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^
Barney' s Bakery in Bay City makes the best! Already had a blueberry and a lemon. Holding off for the custard. Feeling the sugar coma coming on.
February 17th, 2015 at 10:29 AM ^
I loaded up yesterday . Unfortunately they dont look as good as what the OP posted.
Mine were just the Meijer and Kroger variety. Im unaware of any good bakeries in my area .
February 17th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
I grabbed a box of raspberry this morning from Weber's on Archer. No one in my house took any so I ate the whole box.
February 17th, 2015 at 11:06 AM ^
A Polish bakery in Troy whose Paczki Day sign always read "Get your Buns in Here." I always did, and the paczki were always great.
February 17th, 2015 at 11:25 AM ^
February 17th, 2015 at 11:56 AM ^
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February 17th, 2015 at 12:03 PM ^
Found paczkis at Sara Jane's Bakery in Northeast. Friggin' delicious.
February 17th, 2015 at 1:22 PM ^
It's a small company and a few potential participants had to cancel, but we had four excellent crock pots of chili available. I had a small bowl of each to be as fair as possible. I'm having a hard time deciding. I was worried people wouldn't eat the stuff; that was unfounded, free food is a huge magnet in any workplace.
I got a trophy for the winner, with the idea that if this becomes an annual event, it would pass to next year's winner. It's a small ceramic salsa bowl shaped like a Fresno chile:
February 17th, 2015 at 1:40 PM ^
Interestingly, I live in western New York which is way, way Polish and no one out here has ever heard of Packzis.
February 17th, 2015 at 2:44 PM ^
I work across the street from the French Market! We're practically related!
EDIT: Tried them. Pretty mediocre.
February 17th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^
Did you go to the French Market and get them? What flavor?
February 17th, 2015 at 3:08 PM ^
I got the lemon moonshine one which was okay. I liked the filling. I also got the Chocolate Jameson and it was so-so. I wish the dough was a little more flakey or doughnut like. What do I know though?! Im German and French.
February 17th, 2015 at 3:12 PM ^
You know nothing about paczki.
However, paczki ignorance notwithstanding, you're one of the funniest posters on this site.
February 17th, 2015 at 3:17 PM ^
You're right. Today was my first Pączki experience. I'm a Pączki virgin. I imagine as i eat more I will pick up the subtle nuances, notes, tannons, etc. of the of the various Pączki flavors.
February 17th, 2015 at 3:40 PM ^
I thought lemon moonshine and custard were awesome.
February 17th, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^
Moonshine was pretty tasty, but mine only had a tiny bit of filling :(
February 17th, 2015 at 2:31 PM ^
February 17th, 2015 at 2:37 PM ^
For the previous 3 Fat Tuesdays and couldn't find any paczki in the whole state. Now that I'm back in Michigan, I got up at 6 AM to hit up Big City, Small World Bakery on Miller in Ann Arbor for the first 4 raspberry paczki off the line. Making up for lost time never tasted so damn good!
February 17th, 2015 at 4:06 PM ^
Wisconsin is like 40% Polish IIRC.
February 17th, 2015 at 2:47 PM ^
They taste like a more dense and dry doughnut with bland filling. Bleh.
February 17th, 2015 at 4:12 PM ^
I don't like them at all, never have.
February 17th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^
you can not get paczkis from a French market?! I know your in Chicago but drive to Hamtramck and get some real ones.
February 17th, 2015 at 3:05 PM ^
a 5 hour drive for a yucky doughnut!?
February 17th, 2015 at 3:08 PM ^
We get it, man.
February 17th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
I wanted to like them real bad. Maybe I'll try an authentic one some other time.
DISCUSS
February 17th, 2015 at 3:57 PM ^
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February 17th, 2015 at 4:12 PM ^
Im worried. So I had the exact one in the picture by the OP. The dough seemed a little dry and more dense like regular bread. I was expecting the lightness/fluffyness and moistness of a glazed doughnut and more flakey like an actual pastry. Something more like that. It was mostly dough and then there was maybe a small center of filling that was maybe a little smaller than a golfball size. The filling I had was pretty dang good, but it was just one bite out of 12 that wasnt the dough. Whats wrong with me? I like bacon. I like all the other things people like. . .
February 17th, 2015 at 4:23 PM ^
It seems that you procured a substandard paczki. A proper paczki should have a filling to dough ratio similar to that of a baseball inside of a softball.
Like this...
