Mazurek (Polish Breakfast Cake)

(10 servings)

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons cream
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
Sift the dry ingredients. Cut butter into flour with knife until crumbly. Mix beaten egg with cream and add to flour. Mix lightly by hand and spread on buttered cookie sheet.

Bake for 30 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Remove from oven and quickly cover with one of a variety of toppings. Bake 20 minutes longer. When cool decorate with maraschino cherries. Cut into small 1 x 2 inch pieces.


Rich. Look for other variations of Mazurek featuring raisins.


Mr Breakfast would like to thank blperfect for this recipe.

Recipe number 679. Submitted 9/20/2002.