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Hearty, Nutritious Homemade Bone Broth Slow Cooker Recipe

Today I’d like to share a hearty, nutritious homemade bone broth slow cooker recipe with you.

I’d love to say,

“It ain’t yo Gramma’s homemade bone broth recipe.”

…but it probably is! (Except for the electric slow cooker part.)

Yo Gramma most likely cooked her beef bone soup in a big pot and kept it simmering on the back of the stove. I know mine did! She also made homemade stock with chicken bones and lots of other goodies..

Anyway…in case you’ve been under a rock…there’s a big Bone Broth Trend going on these days. It seems people have re-discovered bone broth nutrition, and all the other bone broth benefits.

What Is Bone Broth?

Basically bone broth is the liquid that’s left after boiling animal bones in water, with the addition of herbs and aromatics such as onions and garlic.

Bone Broth vs. Stock

What’s the difference between bone broth and stock?

It’s simple. There is no difference. Bone broth is stock.

Bone broth, stock, consomme, bouillon all basically boil down to the same thing – bone soup.

Most chefs agree that making stock with roasted bones that simmer for 12 or more hours is a time-honored tradition.

Bone Broth Nutrition

Is bone broth good for you?

Yes, Virginia, bone broth nutrition is good for you. Bone broth soup has been long-heralded as a cure-all in cultures all over the world. It’s full of vitamins, protein, minerals, keratin and collagen.

There is scientific evidence that proves that bone broth soup can reduce inflammation in the body. Making homemade bone broth is usually made with care and includes high quality ingredients which render bone broth with great flavor and optimal nutrition.

Bone Broth Health Benefits

● Aids with Leaky Gut Syndrome. Bone broth helps seal up holes in intestines
● Protects your joints. Bone broth contains chondroitin sulfate which helps to prevent osteoarthritis.
● Look younger. Bone broth is rich in collagen, which makes your hair, skin and nails look radiant.
● Sleep better. Bone broth has glycine, which aids in sleeping and improves memory.
● Bone broth strengthens the immune system.
● Bone Broth builds strong bones with the calcium, magnesium and phosphorus seeping into the broth.

Where Can I Buy Bone Broth ?

Buy Bone Broth Online

You can buy bone broth online, or in your local grocery store. However, store bought brands may contain sugar, sodium, artificial coloring and flavorings.

I think these bone broth brands below are just what you’re looking for. Just click on the one you like.

Kettle & Fire Grassfed Beef Bone Broth – 2 Pack Osteobroth – Chicken Bone Broth in Powdered Form 9.2 Oz Pacific Foods Organic Bone Broth, (Pack of 12)

Making Bone Broth In A Slow Cooker

Making bone broth in a slow cooker is easy. Just toss some bones, garlic, onion and a handful of herbs and some water into the crock pot, turn it on and let it slow cook while you get on with your life. Click below to see the best prices on these slow cooker models.

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Where To Buy Bones For Making Bone Broth?

You can try your local supermarket or butcher to buy bones for making bone broth. Check out an Asian market near you and buy the boniest bones you can get – beef knuckles, chicken necks, oxtails, even chicken feet!

Best Bone Broth Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients:
2 pounds of bones (good quality)
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar
sea salt
egg shells and vegetable ends (optional)

Directions:
Put the bones into a 3-quart slow cooker. The bones should fill your slow cooker up about 3/4 full.
Peel the garlic and vegetables and cut them up.
You can also add rinsed, crushed egg shells and vegetable scraps for added flavor. This will be strained out before you actually drink the broth.
Fill the slow cooker using filtered water.
Season the water with 1 1/2 tsp of sea salt.
Add 1-2 tbs organic apple cider vinegar.
Let the mixture sit for 1 hour so the vinegar will be able to leach the mineral out of the bones.
Set the slow cooker on the low setting and cook for 12-24 hours, just like Gramma did…

During the last 15 minutes of cooking, add some fresh parsley for extra flavor and minerals.
When finishing cooking, strain the broth using cheesecloth or a strainer and cool it.

The finished product will have a layer of fat on top. (Well done!) When it has cooled completely, it will turn to jelly.

You can remove the fat and use it for cooking or flavoring food.

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Grandma’s Easy Homemade Polish Paczki Recipe

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Grandma’s Easy Homemade Polish Paczki Recipe

In the United States, Fat Tuesday, is the day set aside for indulging before Lent begins. This is when you begin your eating frezy starting with Grandma’s Easy Homemade Polish Paczki recipe!

In some parts of parts of Eastern Europe, Fat Thursday (which is the last Thursday before Lent) signals the ending of the Carnival season. In Poland, it is known as Tlusty Czwartek.

Try this easy recipe for Polish Paczki! It’s pretty easy and so delicious!

Grandma’s Homemade Polish Paczki Recipe

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
2 rises: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours, 51 minutes

Yield: 2 dozen Polish Paczki

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups warm milk (no warmer than 110 degrees)
2 packages active dry yeast ( proof yeast before you start)
1/2 cup sugar
4 ounces (1 stick) room-temperature butter
1 large room-temperature egg
3 large room-temperature egg yolks
1 tablespoon brandy or rum
1 teaspoon salt
4 1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
1 gallon oil for deep frying
Granulated sugar (optional)
Confectioner’s sugar (optional)
Fruit paste for filling (optional)

Preparation:

Add the yeast to warm milk, stir until it is dissolved and then set aside. In a large bowl (or your favorite stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment), cream together the sugar and butter until the mixture is fluffy. Beat in the eggs, brandy and salt until incorporated well.

Add 4 1/2 cups flour alternately with the milk-yeast mixture. Beat for 5 (or maybe more) minutes by machine (or longer by hand) until it’s smooth. My grandmother beat the dough with a wooden spoon until it blistered. The dough will be very slack. If the dough is too soft, add remaining 1/2 cup flour.

Place prepared dough into a greased bowl. Cover it and let it rise until doubled in size.(Approx.1 to 2 1/2 hours)

Quick Tip: Punch down dough and let rise again to cut the rising time.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Pat (or you can roll) into 1/2-inch thickness. Cut out rounds with 3-inch biscuit cutter. Remove the scraps, then re-roll and re-cut. Cover. Let rounds rise until doubled in size. (30 minutes or more)

Heat oil to 350 degrees in large skillet or Dutch oven. Place the Paczki top-side down (it’s the dry side) in the oil, just a few at a time. Fry 2 to 3 minutes or until bottom is golden brown. Turn them over. Fry another 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Don’t let the oil get too hot. It will brown the exterior before the interior is done. Test a cool paczki to make sure it’s cooked all the way through. Adjust cooking time and oil heat if needed.

Drain paczki on either paper towels or brown paper bags. Roll in granulated sugar while they are still warm.

Note: Poke a hole in the side of the paczki then, use a pastry bag, and squeeze in a dollop of a filling of your choice. Then dust the now-filled paczki with a little granulated sugar, confectioners’ sugar or a nice glaze.

* Paczki spoil easily, so eat them up the day you make them or freeze until another time.

Note: Always use caution when cooking with hot oil, especially around children.

Have a fire extinguisher designed for grease fires handy.

Recipe courtesy Barbara Rolek

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Best Loved Family Favorite Baked Holiday Ham Recipe for Easter

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, Easter, Christmas or New Year’s Day, it’s always a good time to pull out your best loved family favorite baked holiday ham recipe.

In our family, my aunt and her daughter (my cuz) host the family Easter gathering.

We dye eggs the night before and serve them before Easter Brunch.

As part of our Polish heritage traditions, we have a little ceremony whereby we have a contest of cracking each others eggs until one winner claims victory!

Then we proceed to devour our favorite brown sugar and mustard glazed holiday ham!

This particular Holiday Ham recipe doesn’t sound especially Polish, but who’s to say it’s not how they baked a holiday ham in the old days…it seems that glazed ham recipes go back a long way…especially combined with some hearty Polish mustard!

The traditional baked brown sugar glazed ham is not the only important part of the meal in our family.

We also serve traditional Polish kielbasa (both steamed and sauteed) and my Aunt’s glorious Kapusta (cabbage & mushrooms) recipe.

I’ll write a separate blog post explaining the kielbasa and kapusta another time.

We also serve up some kind of potato, usually mashed. and sometimes someone brings along scalloped potatoes…yum!

We like asparagus for the educated palettes, and green beans for those who prefer a more simple green. (like the children)

These are my cousin’s words of wisdom for the best way to cook a ham…

Best Way To Cook A Ham

Which ham shall I purchase?

Ham shank or ham butt?

Hint: The ham butt takes longer to cook.

If you can actually see the ham at time of purchase, the ideal is to look for ‘not a lot of fat’ other than what is on the outside of the ham.

If you can’t see it…I don’t know what to tell you…

Oh, yes I do…

Buy A Spiral Ham!

Want to make for a nice holiday ham?

Buy a Spiral Ham – It is already pre-cooked and cut!

A Spiral Ham comes with directions and its own glaze!! No mixing up hot sticky stuff!

So much easier to cook for your Easter Dinner, especially for a beginner.

And, it allows you to spend more time with the family.

The cooking part is easy. Basically, you’re just warmin’ it up while cooking at a
lower temperature so it won’t overcook and come out dry.

Where Can I Buy A Spiral Ham?

That’s easy. You can probably buy a spiral ham in your local grocery store, butcher store or specialty gourmet shop…or you can buy a Spiral Ham online! Here’s a few highly recommended Spiral Ham products listed below!

Spiral Sliced Ham (7.25-8.5lb.) Kansas City Steaks Spiral Sliced Ham Boneless (3-4 lbs.)Boneless Spiral Sliced Ham (4-4 1/2-lbs.) – The Swiss Colony

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(When taking a Spiral Ham out of the packaging, rinse off very well.)

Score the ham in a diagonal pattern with a sharp Chef’s knife. Repeat the scoring diagonally, in the opposite direction now, which creates a crossing pattern. Then, insert whole cloves at each crossing.

Place the holiday ham in a large roasting pan, flat side down.

Tent the ham with aluminum foil to cover it and seal all the edges
Place in the oven at 350 degrees.
Bake for 20 -30 min per pound, if roasting a ham that is not pre-cooked.
If using a precooked ham, follow the directions on the label for cooking times.

At 2 hour mark – remove the tent.
Use a baster and remove the liquid from the bottom of the pan.
Reserve to use for brown sugar glaze.

Glaze the ham with the easy Brown Sugar Glaze. (recipe below).
If desired, add pineapple rings and maraschino cherries to make it a Pineapple Glazed Ham Recipe.

Then, place ham back into the oven for the last half hour of cooking time.

Glaze the ham every 10 minutes during the last 30 minutes of roasting time. Serve remaining glaze with ham.

Real Good Cooking Tip:

Baste the ham with some pan drippings while glazing.

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Easy Brown Sugar Glaze For Ham

3/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C of ham liquid
1/4 – 1/3 C yellow or brown mustard
1/2 C of orange juice

Directions:

Start with 1/4 C of ham liquid
Stir into brown sugar.
Add mustard and orange juice
Mix it all together.
Using a basting brush, baste the entire ham top to bottom.

Pineapple Glazed Ham Recipe

Follow the recipe above.

At the 2 hour mark, glaze the ham, add pineapple rings and maraschino cherries and secure with toothpicks. Put back into the oven for the last half hour of cooking.

What To Do with Holiday Ham Leftovers?

Make a classic Holiday Ham Sandwich, of course.

Classic Ham Sandwich Recipe

Take a few slices of bread. Spread a little mayo and mustard on the slices.

Add thin slices of roasted holiday ham and a few pieces of lettuce.

That’s it!

Perfect!

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7 Amazing Traditional Irish Soda Bread Recipes

I will dedicate this blog post about 7 Amazing Traditional Irish Soda Bread Recipes in honor of my ancient Irish roots and St. Patrick’s Day.

Frankly, I didn’t really know that much about my Irish heritage until a couple of years ago when my sister started to trace our family tree.

Then, we took a trip to Canada to visit St. John’s, New Brunswick, where our father grew up.

Who knew that our claim-to-fame would be that my great, great, great grandfather was the first person of Irish descent to be recorded in the Canadian Maritime records!

And he built a town. And a road is named after him! And we saw an antique schoolhouse that’s preserved for historical value bearing our family name.

Wow! Talk about tradition…

So today we’ll talk about traditional Irish Soda Bread, so named for the ingredient of baking soda, (sodium bicarbonate) and we’ll share with you some amazing traditional and authentic Irish Soda Bread recipes.

The traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe goes back a long way…but not way back to ancient recipes of Irish history like you make think.

In the mid-19th century bicarbonate of soda first became available for use as a leavening agent (instead of yeast) and soda breads began to appear in Europe.

The traditional ingredients of soda bread are flour, bread soda, salt, and buttermilk. Other variations include ingredients such as butter, egg, raisins, or nuts and caraway seeds.

Scones, griddle cakes and breads made with bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar (tartaric acid ) became popular in Britain and Ireland as well as in Austrian, Polish and Serbian cuisine.

Authentic Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Typically, the flour is made from soft wheat in Ireland. Cake or pastry flour is the best to use when making traditional Irish soda Bread. It has lower levels of gluten than regular bread flour. Some recipes call for yogurt or stout instead of the usual buttermilk.

It is recommended by bakers everywhere to limit the amount of mixing time of the ingredients before baking! Don’t overwork it.

You should NOT knead the dough.

Here are some of our very favorite Irish Soda Bread Recipes:

1. My Favorite Irish Soda Bread Recipe

This recipe is my favorite (commercial) Irish Soda Bread recipe from the STOP & SHOP Food Stores. It always tastes just perfect to me.

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp cold unsalted butter
2 Tbsp cold vegetable shortening
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup currants

Directions:
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix it well.
Cut in shortening and butter until the mixture is the size of peas.

Add buttermilk, egg and currants. Mix until all ingredients are incorporated well. Do not over mix!

On a floured surface, form a smooth ball with the dough.

Place ball of dough in a greased Dutch Oven, cast iron skillet or a 9 inch round baking or cake pan.

Score the top of the bread with a large knife to let the fairies out! Then, brush with a little buttermilk.

Bake for 40-45 minutes at 375 degrees F or until golden brown.

Let it cool on a wire rack. Do not cut the bread right away, as it might become gummy in the center. Let it rest for 10 minutes, then cut into slices, or tear into chunks.

Serve with rich Irish butter, of course! And your favorite jam or preserves!

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2. How To Make Irish Soda Bread

This is How to Make Irish Soda Bread in easy steps from the good people at The Kitchn.

3. Amazingly Easy Irish Soda Bread

This is a good ole fashioned kind of Irish Soda Bread with just basic ingredients! So tasty!

4. Authentic Irish Soda Bread Recipe

This is an authentic Irish soda Bread Recipe from Grandma!

5. Traditional Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Irish Rosie says this traditional Irish soda bread recipe was passed on to her by a dear friend of her mother’s (from Ireland).

Non-traditional Irish Soda Bread Recipes

6. Whole Wheat Vegan Irish Soda Bread

Because, well, you know…someone is going to ask for a Whole Wheat Vegan Irish soda bread recipe…

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Healing, Homemade Soup Stock Recipe for Soothing Winter Soups

Bring on the healing with this homemade soup stock recipe for soothing winter soups.

Delicious hot soup is definitely up there as a go-to favorite meal for staying warm and healthy.

We like to think of steamy winter soup recipes as “comfort food in a bowl“.

Here’s How To Cook Up Healthy Soup Recipes

Almost every soup starts with the same kind of base:
an aromatic homemade soup stock made with healthy doses of vegetables, herbs, spices and seasonings that add both taste and texture.

Plus, it give you some powerful protection against Winter’s most common afflictions.

Make Your Own Simple Homemade Soup Stock

This homemade soup stock is so simple and easy to make! And it’s sure to jazz up your winter dinner recipes for soups (and stews) for less than you pay at the supermarket. And it will add lots of healthy benefits to your body with the fresh ingredients.

Easy Homemade Soup Stock Recipe

Ingredients:
2 – 3 carrots
2 – 3 celery stalks
1 – 2 medium onions – quartered
1 Bay leaf
1 bunch of parsley
1 tsp whole peppercorns

Roughly chop all the vegetables with a Chef’s knife and place in a large stock pot.
Add the herbs and 4-6 cups of water.
Bring to a boil on the stove.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
Cool, then strain with a collander into a separate container.

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Ease Pain With Bay Leaf

In ancient Greece, bay leaf was used by local natural healers as a pain reliever. Modern science gives us some proof of its healing power. The bay leaf molecules block the COX-2 enzyme that is the culprit responsible for inflaming joints and other tissues.

Studies reveal that bay leaf has the greatest pain-relieving properties of any spice or herb.

Stop The Sniffles With Onion

Onions contain the property quercetin, which is a natural antihistamine that blocks the reason behind your sneezing, scratchy throat and itchy eyes – just like over-the-counter medicine from the drugstore.

The sulfur content in an onion eases inflammation, thins mucus and breaks up congestion. It’s natural antibiotic compounds fight the bacteria and viruses that make you ill.

Carrots Support Your Lungs

Latest research shows us that carrots reduce asthma symptoms like wheezing by 20%! Their orange hue is an indicator of beta-carotene, which is a powerful antioxidant that fends off respiratory problems.

It also counteracts pollutant carcinogens and slows down decreased lung capacity due to aging.

Ease Stress With Celery

Feeling a little stressed out? Eat a little celery!

Celery has an active compound (phthalide) that controls the stress hormone cortisol. Studies have shown that celery lowers the blood pressure by 14%! Celery also contains 3 calming minerals, magnesium, potassium and calcium which reduce anxiety, relieve insomnia and also ease tense muscle tension.

Eating Parsley Improves Bone Density

Just two little springs of parsley contain twice the recommend daily allowance of Vitamin K, which is responsible for improving bone density, studies show. And parsley increases the production of osteocalcin (for bone-building), which can reduce the risk of fracturing a hip by 80%!

Real Good Cooking Tip:

Save All Your Vegetable Scraps For Homemade Soup Stock!

If you have leftover vegetable scraps like mushroom stems, scallion tops, bean ends or onion skins, just toss them into a bag and store in your freezer. You can then add them to your basic homemade stock recipe when need be for extra nutrients and flavor for your winter soups.

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Hearty, Nutritious Homemade Bone Broth Slow Cooker Recipe

Today I’d like to share a hearty, nutritious homemade bone broth slow cooker recipe with you.

I’d love to say,

“It ain’t yo Gramma’s homemade bone broth recipe.”

…but it probably is! (Except for the electric slow cooker part.)

Yo Gramma most likely cooked her beef bone soup in a big pot and kept it simmering on the back of the stove. I know mine did! She also made homemade stock with chicken bones and lots of other goodies..

Anyway…in case you’ve been under a rock…there’s a big Bone Broth Trend going on these days. It seems people have re-discovered bone broth nutrition, and all the other bone broth benefits.

What Is Bone Broth?

Basically bone broth is the liquid that’s left after boiling animal bones in water, with the addition of herbs and aromatics such as onions and garlic.

Bone Broth vs. Stock

What’s the difference between bone broth and stock?

It’s simple. There is no difference. Bone broth is stock.

Bone broth, stock, consomme, bouillon all basically boil down to the same thing – bone soup.

Most chefs agree that making stock with roasted bones that simmer for 12 or more hours is a time-honored tradition.

Bone Broth Nutrition

Is bone broth good for you?

Yes, Virginia, bone broth nutrition is good for you. Bone broth soup has been long-heralded as a cure-all in cultures all over the world. It’s full of vitamins, protein, minerals, keratin and collagen.

There is scientific evidence that proves that bone broth soup can reduce inflammation in the body. Making homemade bone broth is usually made with care and includes high quality ingredients which render bone broth with great flavor and optimal nutrition.

Bone Broth Health Benefits

Where Can I Buy Bone Broth ?

Buy Bone Broth Online

You can buy bone broth online, or in your local grocery store. However, store bought brands may contain sugar, sodium, artificial coloring and flavorings.

I think these bone broth brands below are just what you’re looking for. Just click on the one you like.

Making Bone Broth In A Slow Cooker

Making bone broth in a slow cooker is easy. Just toss some bones, garlic, onion and a handful of herbs and some water into the crock pot, turn it on and let it slow cook while you get on with your life. Click below to see the best prices on these slow cooker models.

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Where To Buy Bones For Making Bone Broth?

You can try your local supermarket or butcher to buy bones for making bone broth. Check out an Asian market near you and buy the boniest bones you can get – beef knuckles, chicken necks, oxtails, even chicken feet!

Best Bone Broth Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients: 2 pounds of bones (good quality) 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 stalk of celery, chopped 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped 1 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar sea salt egg shells and vegetable ends (optional)

During the last 15 minutes of cooking, add some fresh parsley for extra flavor and minerals. When finishing cooking, strain the broth using cheesecloth or a strainer and cool it.

The finished product will have a layer of fat on top. (Well done!) When it has cooled completely, it will turn to jelly.

You can remove the fat and use it for cooking or flavoring food.

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Grandma’s Easy Homemade Polish Paczki Recipe

In the United States, Fat Tuesday, is the day set aside for indulging before Lent begins. This is when you begin your eating frezy starting with Grandma’s Easy Homemade Polish Paczki recipe!

In some parts of parts of Eastern Europe, Fat Thursday (which is the last Thursday before Lent) signals the ending of the Carnival season. In Poland, it is known as Tlusty Czwartek.

Try this easy recipe for Polish Paczki! It’s pretty easy and so delicious!

Grandma’s Homemade Polish Paczki Recipe

Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 6 minutes 2 rises: 3 hours Total Time: 3 hours, 51 minutes

Yield: 2 dozen Polish Paczki

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Add the yeast to warm milk, stir until it is dissolved and then set aside. In a large bowl (or your favorite stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment), cream together the sugar and butter until the mixture is fluffy. Beat in the eggs, brandy and salt until incorporated well.

Place prepared dough into a greased bowl. Cover it and let it rise until doubled in size.(Approx.1 to 2 1/2 hours)

Quick Tip: Punch down dough and let rise again to cut the rising time.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Pat (or you can roll) into 1/2-inch thickness. Cut out rounds with 3-inch biscuit cutter. Remove the scraps, then re-roll and re-cut. Cover. Let rounds rise until doubled in size. (30 minutes or more)

Drain paczki on either paper towels or brown paper bags. Roll in granulated sugar while they are still warm.

Note: Poke a hole in the side of the paczki then, use a pastry bag, and squeeze in a dollop of a filling of your choice. Then dust the now-filled paczki with a little granulated sugar, confectioners’ sugar or a nice glaze.

* Paczki spoil easily, so eat them up the day you make them or freeze until another time.

Note: Always use caution when cooking with hot oil, especially around children.

Have a fire extinguisher designed for grease fires handy.

Recipe courtesy Barbara Rolek

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Best Loved Family Favorite Baked Holiday Ham Recipe for Easter

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, Easter, Christmas or New Year’s Day, it’s always a good time to pull out your best loved family favorite baked holiday ham recipe.

In our family, my aunt and her daughter (my cuz) host the family Easter gathering.

We dye eggs the night before and serve them before Easter Brunch.

As part of our Polish heritage traditions, we have a little ceremony whereby we have a contest of cracking each others eggs until one winner claims victory!

Then we proceed to devour our favorite brown sugar and mustard glazed holiday ham!

This particular Holiday Ham recipe doesn’t sound especially Polish, but who’s to say it’s not how they baked a holiday ham in the old days…it seems that glazed ham recipes go back a long way…especially combined with some hearty Polish mustard!

The traditional baked brown sugar glazed ham is not the only important part of the meal in our family.

We also serve traditional Polish kielbasa (both steamed and sauteed) and my Aunt’s glorious Kapusta (cabbage & mushrooms) recipe.

I’ll write a separate blog post explaining the kielbasa and kapusta another time.

We also serve up some kind of potato, usually mashed. and sometimes someone brings along scalloped potatoes…yum!

We like asparagus for the educated palettes, and green beans for those who prefer a more simple green. (like the children)

These are my cousin’s words of wisdom for the best way to cook a ham…

Best Way To Cook A Ham

Which ham shall I purchase?

Ham shank or ham butt?

Hint: The ham butt takes longer to cook.

If you can actually see the ham at time of purchase, the ideal is to look for ‘not a lot of fat’ other than what is on the outside of the ham.

If you can’t see it…I don’t know what to tell you…

Ingredients:
2 pounds of bones (good quality)
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
4 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
1 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar
sea salt
egg shells and vegetable ends (optional)

During the last 15 minutes of cooking, add some fresh parsley for extra flavor and minerals.
When finishing cooking, strain the broth using cheesecloth or a strainer and cool it.

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
2 rises: 3 hours
Total Time: 3 hours, 51 minutes

The cooking part is easy. Basically, you’re just warmin’ it up while cooking at a
lower temperature so it won’t overcook and come out dry.

Tent the ham with aluminum foil to cover it and seal all the edges
Place in the oven at 350 degrees.
Bake for 20 -30 min per pound, if roasting a ham that is not pre-cooked.
If using a precooked ham, follow the directions on the label for cooking times.

At 2 hour mark – remove the tent.
Use a baster and remove the liquid from the bottom of the pan.
Reserve to use for brown sugar glaze.

Glaze the ham with the easy Brown Sugar Glaze. (recipe below).
If desired, add pineapple rings and maraschino cherries to make it a Pineapple Glazed Ham Recipe.

3/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C of ham liquid
1/4 – 1/3 C yellow or brown mustard
1/2 C of orange juice

Start with 1/4 C of ham liquid
Stir into brown sugar.
Add mustard and orange juice
Mix it all together.
Using a basting brush, baste the entire ham top to bottom.