gswojcik 1 | 1 13 Jan 2010 #1My family came from southeastern Poland in the early 1900s and many of the traditions have been kept alive in the family. During the holiday, we would always have a delicious moist white bread with raisins that we called "bouka". I've seen many recipes for babka, but none for bouka. Are these the same thing with a different name? Does anyone else use this name? Recipes?Thanks!Gary
1jola 14 | 1,879 13 Jan 2010 #2Bułka is just a word for bread rolls and light bread. For example Bułka Paryska is the French Baguette.Is this similar?wielkiezarcie.com/recipe25870.htmlClick on the photo
OP gswojcik 1 | 1 16 Jan 2010 #4Hi,Thanks! That looks like the bread. I remember the Polish bakery in my town used to make this bread and it was moist and stringy--I'm not sure how they got it to be like that, but it was delicious!Gary
1jola 14 | 1,879 16 Jan 2010 #5Gary,I thought I lost you there for a minute. If you want to make this at home, post for a recipe translation and someone will help, maybe even me.We are like cultural attaches without the perks. :)
Deidrien 25 Nov 2016 #7My grandma came from the southern part of Poland, and her bulka recipe was used to make a horseshoe-shaped bread with apples enclosed and a rum-flavored frosting on top. Just made one today!
vpski 16 Apr 2017 #8I lost my mother's recipe and was looking for the best Boulka recipe, when I got a laugh out of how GoogleTM Translate worked on boulka paska babka:translate.google.com/#pl/en/boulka%20paska%20babka