The dessert was popular in the 1950s and 1960s and supposedly a favorite of Mayor Richard J. Daley. Today, though, only a few Chicago bakeries sell it.
While some will be celebrating Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday, others will be eating the Polish treat known as Paczki. Here's what it is, and where to find some.
On Saturday, chef Dobra Bielinski taught a dozen students at her annual Paczki Class at Delightful Pastries. The bakery is expected to fill about 40,000 paczki orders during the Mardi Gras season.
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Between mixing the dough and letting it rise and preparations of the seeds and vegetables that go inside, a loaf of bread can take three days to make at Delightful Pastries, 5927 W. Lawrence Ave.