PULASKI, WI (WTAQ) – One Pulaski bakery takes the cake, rather Paczki, when it comes to the most popular Polish pastry treats on Fat Tuesday.
People come from all over the Midwest to sink their teeth into the delicious sweet filled dough from Smurawa’s Country Bakery.
Owner Greg Smurawa says people were lined up early to get their fix.
“We open at 5:30 a.m., we started selling at 4:30 a.m. Someone got past the front door.”
Smurawa says thousands of people show up each year with a ticket in hand, ready to pick up their favorite flavors.
And with 19 different kinds to choose from, you really can’t go wrong. Just ask Doreen Cooney from Howard.
“French cream, chocolate, key lime, lemon, blueberry cherry, and custard.”
She’s not keeping them all for herself though. Cooney took a box to share with her co-workers.
“I’m going to take them to work with me so that everyone can have a little bit of Paczki-land.”
Smurawa says they’ve had visitors, not only from Wisconsin, but Chicago, Minnesota, and the U.P. and orders from all over the country.
“We’ve shipped Paczki to the Carolina’s, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Washington, Seattle,” Smurawa said.
The bakery’s recipe has been in the family for over 100 years.
Last year they sold over 30,000 Paczkis.
