description: This spiral-bound index card size book contains dozens of traditional recipes from Ukrainian-American kitchens. Makes a great gift or "stocking stuffer" for friends and relatives.Features authentic recipes plus illustrations of egg designs from Luba Perchyshyn of the Ukrainian Gift Shop, Inc., located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Recipes include hot punch, vanilla babka, fresh tomato and melon soup, braised carrots with scallions, meat pies with butter and onion sauce, and sour cream cheesecake. Also included are menus for Christmas and weddings.Christmas Bread with Honey p. 114Christmas bread is usually made with buckwheat honey, which gives it its strong taste and dark color. This recipe makes one large loaf.2 1/2 cups honey8 eggs (at room temperature)3/4 stick butter, softened2 cups sugar6 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder2 teaspoons baking soda1 tablespoon cinnamon1 teaspoon nutmeggrated peel and juice of 1 orange1 cup strong, black coffee1 cup sour cream1 cup walnuts (optional)In a small saucepan, heat honey to boiling. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Separate eggs, reserving the whites. Beat the yolks and butter together until fluffy. Add the cooled honey and sugar and continue beating. Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the honey mixture. Add the orange peel and juice, coffee, and sour cream. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into the batter a little at a time. Stir in the nuts. Pour into a greased and floured bread pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Do not open the oven door during the first half of baking. Cool on wire racks. The bread may be wrapped in aluminum foil and stored for several weeks.
language: English
title: Ukrainian Recipes
titlecomplete: Ukrainian Recipes
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Penfield Press