How are paczkis and donuts different?

Pączek (proper singular form) has a much better volume/surface area ratio than a doughnut (that hole inside, a small ring radial circumference, disaster…). So a doughnut will dry out much faster. read more

In Polish the singular is “pączek” and the plural is “pączki” (it’s a simplification as depending on how many of them you are talking about it can be either “pączki” or “pączków” but “paczki” as plural is the usual form in English). read more

The recipe is similar to German, Jewish, and Italian filled doughnuts, but traditional paczki contain a splash of Polish vodka called Spiritus in addition to the flour, eggs, milk, sugar, yeast, and sometimes butter that make up the dough. read more

is that donut is (north america) a deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream while paczki is a traditional polish doughnut. read more

The little Polish jelly donuts -- a rite of passage in cities with high Polish concentrations -- pack 400-500 calories and 25g of fat into a sugar-coated beast the size of a hockey puck. In preparation for Lent, millions are sold in mere hours. read more