Delightful Pastries

Also way back when, I went to Delightful Pastries to learn how to make Paczki. No, those aren't Paczki, that's just a sampling of some of Delightful Pastries' fare.

The staff hard at work.

First we made some angel wings. We cut the dough with this nifty antique-looking contraption. I want it. Not that I plan on ever making angel wings again.

We cut slits into each rectangle so we could fold over the pastry to make the "wings."

I like industrial-sized baking ware.

Okay the angel wings are ready to go into the giant fryer.

Stand back!!!

Once they turn golden brown on one side, it's time to quickly flip them over with some long chopsticks.

Dusted with some powdered sugar, they are ready for your belly!

Now onto the paczki which have been proofing until they are big beautiful airy balls.

And into the fryers these suckers go.

A quick slice.

Oh yes, let's watch them fry. (Is it sad that I'm not really writing, but just noting down some super crap captions? Well, this is what happens when there is picture overload.)

Okay, back to the fried paczki. Let's sweeten them up!

I seriously dig this jelly donut filling machine. The conical thing is filled with jelly.

Jam in the paczki, and the jam shoots in.

Glazed and topped with candied orange.

We each got to take a box home. Except I don't really like sweets. So I kind of didn't know what to do with them as they piled up in the fridge.

Delightful Pastries, 5927 West Lawrence, Chicago, IL