The aroma of these yeasty rogaliki lilac-filled buns baking in the oven never fails to bring reassurance to my soul. When I was growing up, there was a lilac bush growing near my grandma Halinka’s home, a pre-war building on a hill overlooking Warsaw. In the springtime, the lilac’s heady smell would follow me as I walked towards her home.
Some people like to make their rogaliki very neat, but I’m convinced that they aren’t as tasty; I like the filling to spill out while they’re cooking so that the sticky filling sweetens the dough, so I always add just that little bit too much. If your rogaliki don’t look very neat, then don’t worry, they’ll taste all the better for it!