Polish St. Martin's Day Croissants (Marcinki) Recipe

Serves: 16 Save

Ingredients (15)

  • Dough:
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons/1/4-ounce package yeast (instant, same as rapid rise and bread machine yeast)
  • 1 cup milk (lukewarm)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 large egg yolks (room temperature, beaten)
  • 1 cup sugar (confectioners)
  • 4 ounces/1 stick butter (melted, cooled to lukewarm)
  • 4 cups flour (all-purpose)
  • Filling:
  • 1 can/12 ounces poppy seed filling
  • 1 can/12 ounces almond filling
  • Glaze:
  • 3 cups sugar (confectioners)
  • 2 tablespoons water (more or less)
  • 2 ounces almonds (toasted, sliced)

Directions

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