Plain or Lemon Glaze

Name: Plain or Lemon Glaze (Lukier)
Yield: Makes about 1 cup [285 g]
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 2 cups [240 g] confectioners’ sugar; 4 to 5 Tbsp [60 to 75 g] hot water, whole milk, or lemon juice; 4 to 5 Tbsp [60 to 75 g] hot water, whole milk, or lemon juice; 4 to 5 Tbsp [60 to 75 g] hot water, whole milk, or lemon juice

Lukier

Preparation info

Makes about
1
cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dobre Dobre

By Laurel Kratochvila

Published 2025

About

Lukier is the simple icing used to top everything, including yeasted buns, cakes, cookies, and donuts. There are a few varieties, and they can all be thinned or thickened to your liking. I suggest adding a bit less liquid than each recipe calls for, adding it spoon by spoon and mixing to check for your desired opacity and texture.

Ingredients

Lukier

2 cups [240 g] confectioners’ sugar
2 to 3 Tbsp [30 to 45

Europe
Poland
Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe

Method

Whisk together the confectioners’ sugar and water, milk, or lemon juice in a small mixing bowl until smooth. This doesn’t keep so make your glaze as needed for your recipes and use immediately.