Description
The Rogal Swietomarcinski PGI is a pastry product shaped like a croissant, with dough made of wheat flour, margarine, milk, eggs, sugar, yeast, salt and lemon aroma. The filling foresees the use of white poppy seeds, sugar, crumbled biscuits, eggs, margarine, raisins, nuts, fruits in syrup or candied fruits (cherries, pears, orange peel), almond aroma. For the decoration, sugar icing and crumbled nuts are used.
Production Area
The production area of the Rogal Swietomarcinski PGI is mostly the city of Poznan, and many districts of the Greater Poland Province.
Production Method
The process starts with the preparation of fine leavened dough, which is left to cool, then rolled out repeatedly and refolded along with the margarine. The recipe foresees that 2/3 of the dough, rolled out, is greased with a layer of margarine before folding the dough in three, thus obtaining three layers of dough interpolated with two layers of fat. The dough is then rolled out and folded another two times "in three" and, finally, folded once "in four". In this way, the typical layered structure of the puff pastry is obtained. Next comes the preparation of the poppy seed mixture, the stuffing and giving it its typical shape. The next procedure is cooking, and finally decorating.
Appearance and Flavour
The soft RogalSwietomarcinski PGI has the shape of a halfmoon, covered with sugar icing and sprinkled with crumbled nuts. It weighs approximately 200-250 gr. The surface of the crust has a colour between dark gold and light brown, the dough has a cream colour and the filling has a colour varying from dark beige to light beige. The cooked puff pastry appears porous, with visible layers in a cutaway view. The poppy seed mixture is between the layers of the puff pastry. The taste and the aroma are characteristic of the ingredients with which it is made.
History
The Rogal Swietomarcinski PGI has enjoyed constant popularity and continuous success for at least 150 years. For the Poznan residents, and for the visitors of this old Polish city located on the Warta River, the croissants at issue are inseparable from the celebrations of St. Martin Day on 11th November. The product's fame is also witnessed by the numerous legends and traditions that date back to the beginning of this pastry tradition.
Gastronomy
The Rogal Swietomarcinski PGI should be kept in a cool and dry place. The production concentrates around 11th November (St. Martin's Day), but now it is possible to buy the croissant all year round. It is eaten at breakfast or as dessert.
Marketing
The product is commercialised as Rogal Swietomarcinski PGI. It is sold in single units or in varying sized packages.
Distinctive Features
The Rogal Swietomarcinski PGI owes its peculiar characteristics to the skill and ability of the pastry cooks that prepare them, based on exact specifications. This product has a special quality related to its external look, shape, taste and smell, as well as the use of a special ingredient (poppy seeds) for its filling.
