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Freshly baked bagels are another world to shopbought. In Rachel Allen's bagel recipe, she adds a little molasses or treacle to the water that the bagels are boiled in to add a gentle sweetness. Top with your favourite sweet or savoury flavours.

Bagels

450 grams/1lb strong white flour,

tsp salt

sachet fast-acting yeast

tbsp clear honey

tbsp vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing

tbsp black treacle

polenta,

egg,

sesame seeds, sea salt, poppy seeds,

Bigos stew is the national dish of Poland. It can be made with any kind of meat from pork to rabbit or venison, but should always have spicy Polish sausage. 

Bigos stew

butter

onion, sliced

tsp juniper berries, crushed

caraway seeds

300 grams/10½oz lean pork belly,

brown sugar

sauerkraut

white cabbage, shredded

tomatoes tomatoes

500 milliliters/18fl oz chicken or beef stock

mushrooms

300 grams/10½oz smoked Polish sausage,

apple, grated

This is the national dish of Poland. It can be made with any kind of meat from pork to rabbit or venison, but should always have spicy Polish sausage. Like most stews this tastes better left overnight and reheated the next day making it a great dish to prepare in advance for an evening with friends.

Borscht is a wonderfully vibrant beetroot soup, try the Hairy Bikers' simple version inspired by their travels around the Baltic sea. 

Borscht

vegetable oil

carrot,

celery stick, diced

onion, finely chopped

waxy potato, diced

garlic cloves, finely chopped

beef stock

tomatoes, skinned, cored and chopped

salt and black pepper

sour cream

tbsp finely chopped dill

Borscht is a wonderfully vibrant beetroot soup, try the Hairy Bikers' simple version inspired by their travels around the Baltic sea.

Inspired by their travels in Eastern Europe the Hairy Bikers give cheesecake a Polish twist with vodka infused strawberries. 

Vodka strawberry cheesecake

100 milliliters/3½fl oz vodka

tbsp caster sugar

vanilla bean paste

butter,

300 grams/10½oz biscuits,

salt

cinnamon

grams/5½oz unsalted butter, melted

500 grams/1lb 2 ounces curd cheese (available from some large supermarkets)

375 milliliters/13fl oz double cream

caster sugar

grams/1¾oz cornflour

eggs,

100 grams/3½ oz strawberry jam

strawberries,

cream,

Inspired by their travels in Eastern Europe the Hairy Bikers give New York style cheesecake a Polish twist with vodka infused strawberries.

These sweet pierogi topped with crystallised mint make for an impressive dessert. You could try adding strawberries and raspberries to this recipe or using any summer berries you fancy. 

Sweet pierogi

mint leaves, picked

grams/3½oz caster sugar

flour

grams/½oz icing sugar

lemon, zest only

free-range egg

blueberries

tbsp caster sugar,

milliliters/3½fl oz sour cream

tbsp icing sugar,

Mushroom and sauerkraut pierogi, and a sweet pierogi topped with crystallised mint.

Sweet and savoury pierogi

Flatbreads are easier to make than you may think, these flatbreads are a Polish twist on naan bread, best served with a warming pot of stew. 

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