Lviv syrnyk is one of the most delicious desserts of Western Ukraine. It’s a true culinary treasure. Many pastry shops and coffee houses proudly include this cake on their menu. Yet, you can cook this delicious dish all by yourself and it will be no...
How to bake perfect Ukrainian Easter bread
In ancient times, goodwives put the tastiest, freshest, and sweetest ingredients in the Easter...
100 Year old recipe for Easter cake
This pre-revolutionary, at least 100-year-old recipe comes from those parts of the Kyiv region, where “traditional ovens” - hearths are still preserved. These hearths were specially made to house at least a dozen of Easter cakes, enough to bake treats for all distant and near...
Ukrainian korovai – Authentic wedding bread
Wedding korovai is not only luscious pastry, but it is also the ritual bread with great symbolic meaning. Korovai is used to bless a new family life and is highly respected all over Ukraine.
The entertaining and rich in events Ukrainian wedding ceremony can’t...
Kifli cookies with currant jam filling
Kifli or kifliki are scrumptious crescent shaped rolls filled with nuts, jam or having no filling at all.
Today we are going to share the recipe for light and flaky cookies with a rich currant jam stuffing. However, if you can’t find the currant...