What's the Best Spot for Paczki in Troy? You Said Knapp's
Last year, you said Knapp's was your favorite spot for doughnuts or — a Fat Tuesday favorite — paczki. What's your favorite spot for this Polish pastry?
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Tuesday is Mardi Gras — or as it's better known around here, Fat Tuesday. And in Metro Detroit, that means one thing: pączki.
Sugar, eggs and fat are traditionally combined to create pączki, traditional Polish doughnuts filled with fruit or cream and dusted with powdered sugar or glazed.
The Polish tradition is to celebrate the last six days of Carnival, known as zapusty, beginning on Fat Thursday (Tłusty Czwartek) when pączki (fried doughnuts) are eaten. In America, pączki can be found in bakeries on Fat Tuesday or Pączki Day, Feb. 12.
The baking and consumption of pączki began as a practical matter. Pączki were made as a way to use up the lard and eggs that were prohibited during the ancient observance of Lent. Now, they’re part of a last-minute binge on sweets before the sacrifice begins.
So what's the best spot to find paczki in Troy? Last year, we asked Troy Patch readers as part of our Readers Choice series where you can find the best doughnuts or pączki in town. Forty-two percent of respondents chose Knapp's Donut Shop.
Suggestions from Troy Patch users on Facebook included:
- Kristen Amaro Forster: The Polish Culture Center at 15/Dequindre? Meijer has some tasty ones too.
- Harriet Lober Weiner: Ridley's, 17/John R
- Rachel Habbel Hullinger: Polish!!!!! Only way!!
What's your favorite spot to pick up paczki around Troy? Let us know in the comments below!
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Knapp's Donuts
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American Polish Cultural Center
2975 E Maple Rd, Troy, MI -
Ridley's Bakery
4054 Rochester Rd, Troy, MI
K. Niner
10:07 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The best place is STILL Knapps. I picked up two dozen this morning to bring into work. Other people brought some in from other bakeries and Kroger and Meijer and the unanimous decision was Knapps for the best.
Karena Kaminski
4:05 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Yep..Knapps. Got mine this am @ Knapps (Troy). I'm Polish and Knapps is like my old Aunties used to make. Tastes like Hamtramck :)