Andruty kaliskie
Photo: Azymut (Rafał M. Socha) · CC BY-SA 4.0

History

The andruty kaliskie tradition is documented in Greater Poland from at least 1873 in Kalisz, the regional town 130km south of Poznań. The European Union granted the wafers Protected Geographical Indication status in 2009 under the same scheme that protects rogal świętomarciński. The thin sugar-wafer format crossed into Poznań cake counters by the late 19th century and is now sold at Cukiernia Kandulski and Cukiernia Sowa alongside the croissants.

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Common allergens: Gluten, Eggs, Dairy

Make it at home

Yield 24Hands-on 45 minTotal 1 hrDifficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 200g plain flour
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 200g melted unsalted butter, cooled
  • 200ml whole milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Method

  1. Whisk the eggs and sugar in a bowl until pale.
  2. Whisk in the melted butter and milk.
  3. Sift in the flour and salt, add vanilla, and whisk to a smooth pancake-batter consistency.
  4. Rest the batter 30 minutes at room temperature.
  5. Heat a pizzelle iron or a flat wafer iron to medium-high.
  6. Drop a heaped tablespoon of batter onto the centre of the lower plate, close and press firmly. Cook 60 to 90 seconds until pale gold.
  7. Lift the wafer off with a knife while still hot and lay flat on a wire rack; it crisps as it cools.
  8. Stack between sheets of greaseproof paper. They keep two weeks in a sealed tin.

Tip from the editors. The wafers must be lifted off the iron the moment they are golden or they snap when bent.

Where to eat andruty kaliskie

Andruty kaliskie in Poznań

Cukiernia Kandulski ★ 4.6

$ BakeryRogal świętomarciński (certified)Walk-in only

Cukiernia Kandulski in Poznań is a family bakery founded by master confectioner Wojciech Kandulski in 1983, certified by the Cech Cukierników i Piekarzy.

Worth the queueRogal świętomarciński z białym makiem

TipPre-order phone-only in early November; daily production caps and queues outside the shop are routine before St Martin's Day.

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Cukiernia Sowa ★ 4.0

$ BakeryCukiernia chain, layered cakes and karpatkaWalk-in only

Cukiernia Sowa at Stary Browar on Półwiejska 32, Poznań is the city-centre branch of the Bydgoszcz-founded 1946 patisserie chain, good for karpatka.

Worth the queueKarpatka

TipEat the karpatka or sernik on weekdays; the rogal bydgoski here is Bydgoszcz's PGI workaround, not a certified rogal świętomarciński.

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Cukiernia Pawlova ★ 4.7

$ BakeryTraditional butter rogale by a World Master Confectioner

Cukiernia Pawlova in Luboń outside Poznań is run by World Master Confectioner Paweł Mieszała, with traditional butter rogale baked to the Master's recipe.

Worth the queueRogale na maśle

TipPhone order a day ahead and collect at the shop; the butter rogale sell out by mid-morning every November.

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