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Sunday, 20 September

Chałka Buns Recipe (Polish Sweet Bread Rolls)

Soft Polish chałka buns made with butter and full-fat milk, tied into knots, brushed with egg and scattered with sesame.

Autumn · Chinese

Fermented Radish, Carrot and Beetroot Recipe

Desserts · Oven Baked

Mixed Berry Crumble with Custard

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Polish Apple Pancakes (Racuchy z Jablkami)

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Polish Krokiety (Mushroom and Sauerkraut Croquettes)

Traditional Polish Wild Mushroom Soup (Zupa Grzybowa)

Bigos Hultajski in Slow Cooker

Authentic Lazanki - Polish Pasta with Savoury Cabbage & Sausage

Traditional Beef Bourguignon Recipe: Stovetop Method

Polish Potato Pancakes (Placki Ziemniaczane)

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Polish Classics

Before I trained as a chef I lived in Kraków, visiting the milk bars (bar mleczny) with my family and spending my holidays on babcia’s farm. This is the food I grew up on, so start here if you’re new to Polish cooking.

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Autumn · Main Course

Sałatka Jarzynowa (Polish Christmas Vegetable Salad)

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Cheese · Fermentation

Homemade Twaróg Recipe (Polish Ser Biały Farmer Cheese)

Polish curd cheese from two ingredients and no rennet. Two litres of milk, a bottle of kefir, and the one temperature that…

American · Autumn

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Silky roasted butternut squash soup with deep, caramelised flavour. Easy, freezer-friendly and simple to make vegan.

Breads · Breakfast

Overnight Chelsea Buns

Chelsea buns shaped the night before and left to prove in the fridge, so in the morning they only need to warm…

Autumn · Drinks

Polish Kompot (Traditional Polish Fruit Drink)

Fruit simmered in water and lightly sweetened, the everyday Polish drink of the season. Works with plums, apples, berries or rhubarb, served…

Autumn · Breads

Zapiekanka (Polish Mushroom Cheese Baguette)

Poland's iconic street food: a toasted baguette loaded with buttery mushrooms and melted cheese, finished with ketchup and chives.

Poland · Side Dishes

Polish Runner Beans with Browned Butter Breadcrumbs

Polish runner beans boiled in well-salted water and tossed through breadcrumbs browned in butter. Fasolka szparagowa z bulka tarta, with a note…

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Hello, I’m Chef Łukasz Babral.

I grew up on Polish home cooking and never really left it behind. Here I share the dishes my family made (pierogi, żurek, kotlety, jars of ogórki kiszone) alongside the global flavours I’ve fallen for over the years.

Every recipe is tested in my own kitchen and written so you can actually cook it. No fuss, just good food to share.

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