One year ago, when I bought a book about regional Polish cuisine, I found out about Easter dish that I have never heated about before – Pascha Wielkanocna. Pascha Wielkanocna is a Polish Easter dessert that is made of Polish white cheese, dried fruits, nuts and a lot of butter. The mixture is then put in a bowl and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
This year I have decided to try it, so I asked my friend, Asia, to share her family recipe with me. So here it is beautiful and incredibly delicious Polish dessert: Pascha Wielkanocna.
If you wonder what else Polish people serve for Easter please visit Polish Easter Food – Best 20 Polish Easter Dishes. Or check the Prune Stuffed Pork Loin Recipe right away!
Polish Easter Pascha recipe
Polish Easter Pascha – Polish White Cheese Dessert
EQUIPMENT
cotton cloth
medium size bowl
INGREDIENTS
- 1 glass white sugar
- 8 egg yolks
- 250 g butter room temperature
- 1 kg Polish curd cheese semi-fat
- almonds a handful, without skin
- walnuts a handful
- prunes a handful, diced
- raisins yellow a handful
- raisins sultans a handful
- dried apricots a handful, diced
- fresh fruits for decoration
- 1 package vanilla sugar 32 oz
INSTRUCTIONS
- Whisk sugar, butter and egg yolks until smooth. Add vanilla sugar and whisk until all ingredients are combined.
- Add white cheese and mix until well combined.
- Add dried fruits and nuts and mix again.
- Take a medium-large bowl (or cone-shaped bowl, if you have one) and lay in it a cotton napkin, add the mixture to it and refrigerate for 12 hours.
- Take the bowl out of the fridge and the cheese mixture out of the bowl with the help of a cotton napkin. The mixture should be a bit harder than before.
- Decorate with fresh fruits and enjoy!
