Proziaki Proziaki Proziaki, soda bread - flour-based rolls with added sodium bicarbonate ("proza") originating from Subcarpathia in south-eastern Poland, also common in other parts of the country. Proziaki are produced by the use of wheat flour or wheat-secale flour, eggs, sour smietana (sour cream), water, salt and a maximum of one table spoon of sodium bicarbonate, baked on traditional tile-based cookers, heated by firewood. Proziaki can be circular shaped (diameter of 6-10 cm, thickness of around 1.5 cm) or quadrilateral. Presently, most proziaki are baked on an oven pan with a small amount of fat or lard ("smalec"). Sweet variants can
Crempog The mixture is meant to stand for a few hours. A second mixture is made using sugar, bicarbonate of soda, vinegar and beaten eggs. The mixtures are then combined to make a smooth, dense batter. The batter is poured onto a hot bakestone or griddle, over a moderate heat. The "crempog" is cooked until golden on both sides and served in a stack with butter spread on each pancake. In Anglesey and Caernarfonshire "crempogau" were prepared as "crempog furum", a pancake made with yeast, or "crempug wen" where the normally coarse flour was replaced with refined flour. These pancakes were