Ukrainian Christmas Honey Cookies Medianyky 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.

UKRAINIAN GRANDMA'S MEDIVNYCHKY (HONEY COOKIES WITH NO FAT, EGGS

Steps:

• Bring the honey to a boil and keep it hot.
• Sift the rye and white flour into a frying pan. Heat the flour over a low heat, stirring constantly, until hot. Do not scorch. Mix in the baking soda.
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the HOT, not warm, honey, and quickly stir in the hot flour. Beat vigorously until very thick. For easier handling, remove the dough to a greased bowl. Shape the dough into small balls the size of a small walnut and place them well apart on a greased baking sheet. Flatten them down with the bottom of a tumbler wrapped in a dampened cloth.
• Bake in a moderate oven 325°F for about 15 minutes, or until GOLDEN but NOT brown.