My mother is quite ill & I am trying to decipher some of the recipes she inherited from her grandmother who was a Czech immigrant. One is on a card that says Pratzny (with two dots above the r) and "Bear Claw cookie". The ingredients include ground filberts and the dough is pressed into metal cookie molds and baked. I found some molds in my mother's pantry and would like to try making some for her. Can anyone give me more information on this type of cookie & its origin? A recipe would be wonderful since I don't know if the one I found is complete or not (although my mother thinks it is). I have had no luck searching the internet or finding a translation for the word pratzny. Thank you!
Yes, I think word "pratzny" is from Old Czech language. Its name is "pracny"or "medvědí tlapky" (the bear's paw). I know it as a christmas sweets. I guess the word "pracna" is maybe from "pracka" (a paw) (or pracka from pracna) :?: :?: the INGREDIENTS are: - 320g -smooth flour - 200g -icing sugar - 240g -butter - 160g -ground filberts - 2 spoon cocoa powder - 1 egg - 1 lemon peel - little bit cinnamon but as I see they can be many more ingredients ( the clove, the allspice, the almond ...). .... good luck with the pracny!
Maybe from German (Austrian, Bavarian) "die Pratze", or vice versa? This is my favourite Christmas cookie .
Thank you, thank you!! My mother used to make these at Christmas time when I was very young, but I did not know they were a traditional Christmas cookie. The cookie molds that we have are a more round shape (reminds me of a flat sea shell), but very similar to your picture. I appreciate the information on the translation as well -- always good to learn about your heritage! Here is the recipe I have... I can't wait to give them a try & see if they are what my mother remembers. 1 1/2 c. flour 1 c. confectioner's sugar 1/4 t. salt 1/4 t. cinnamon 1/4 t. cloves Sift all together twice & set aside. Blend 2/3 c. butter 1 c. finely ground filberts 1/2 lemon rind Mix with dry ingredients & refrigerate 1 hour. Press small amount of dough into cookie mold, pressing w/ thumbs until quite thin. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees F. Cool for several minutes & tap out of molds. I have no idea how this converts to a European system of measurement, but I thought I'd share it anyway. Thanks again!
hmlmom, I don't know where you are from but if you are in the US, our flour is quite different from Czech flour and the recipes don't turn out right with our flour. However, if you can find Wondra, it is the closest we have to czech flour.
Dum :?: of the day--What are filberts? Can someone please convert the msmnts for Ajik's recipe? Where in the states can I get such a mold? Already can't wait til Christmas :wink: .
You guys should really adopt the SI system Trythis sitefor conversions from grams to other mass units. Filberts are hazelnuts. I usually use walnuts, but I guess hazelnuts are just as fine. No idea about the mold, but the shape is not that important, we make many other shapes of the same cookie at home.
These cookies are the ones my girlfriend used to win my heart... through my stomach. I just can't get enough of them!
