Christmas Medivnyk Recipes

UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS HONEY COOKIES MEDIANYKY

Steps:

• Sift together flour, spices, powdered sugar, and baking powder. Note: powdered sugar sometimes called icing sugar, confectioners' sugar or XXX sugar, all the same thing.
• Add eggs, honey, and orange peel to make a stiff dough.
• On a floured work surface, roll out dough about 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut shapes with cookie cutter, place on nonstick baking sheet, and brush with glaze.
• Place 1/2 almond in the middle of each, sprinkle with coarse sugar, and bake in preheated 350 degrees oven until done, about 15 minutes.
• Cool on racks.
• Store in tightly covered tins.

UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS HONEY CAKE MEDIVNYK

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 300-F degrees.
• Generously grease and lightly flour two loaf pans, and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, prepare the batter: Cream the butter and sugar together with a hand-held mixer until light and creamy.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, and continue to beat the mixture after each additional yolk is incorporated.
• Add the honey and sour cream and mix again.
• Beat the eggs whites in a small mixing bowl until stiff peaks form.
• Sift together the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• Fold the flour mixture and the egg whites, ALTERNATING EACH MIXTURE (flour and then egg whites), into the cake batter.
• Fold in the raisins and walnuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• Remove the cakes from the pans and place on a wire rack to cool.
• Slice and serve slightly warm.
• Serves 10 to 12.

CHRISTMAS MEDIVNYK

Steps:

• Mix the honey and spices in a saucepan and bring up to a boil, then remove from heat and let cool. Meanwhile combine the fruit & nuts with a small amount of the sifted flour. Combine the remaining sifted flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and sift again. Cream the softened butter with the sugar, then add the egg yolks one at a time and beat well. Alternatively add the sifted dry ingredients with the cooled honey and mix together well. Add the fruit & nuts and stir in well. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff then fold them into the batter. Pour the batter into a greased bundt pan and bake in a preheated 300 degree F oven for 1 1/2 hours.