Monastyrska Izba (Monastic Hut Cake)
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It is mouthwatering even when you look at the picture of Monastyrska Izba, let alone when you feel the creamy texture on your tongue. This cake is love at the first sight and bite.
Do you feel ready to bake 15 crispy shortbread tubes and cook sugared pitted cherries for the filling? If the answer is yes, here is a step-by-step recipe. I bet Monastic Hut cake will become your family’s favorite.
Monastyrska Izba (Monastic Hut Cake)
If you are a fan of cherries, you will go crazy about the traditional Ukrainian Monastic Hut cake. This shortbread triangular dessert indeed tastes just as fantastic as it looks. Its win-win
INGREDIENTS
For the dough:
· 8 oz butter
· 1 lb flour
· ½ pint sour cream
· 1 tbs vanilla sugar
For the cream:
· 1 ¼ pint sour cream
· ½ lb powdered sugar
· ½ lb butter
· 2 tbsp lemon juice
For cherries in their own juice:
· 2 lb ripe cherries pitted
· ½ lb sugar
· 2 oz water
· 2 tbs starch
INSTRUCTIONS
How to Make the Shortbread Dough:
Mix the flour with the softened butter. Add the cream and knead thoroughly.
Add the vanilla sugar and knead further. The dough should get sticky, but not runny.
Spread the dough on a plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
How to Make the Cream:
Put the cream on a piece of cheesecloth. Squeeze out the excess liquid. Leave in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.
Whisk the cream with the powdered sugar
Add the butter, warmed to room temperature. Mix in the lemon juice. Whisk thoroughly to achieve a thick texture.
Cover with foil and place in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes
How to Prepare the Cherrries in their own juice:
Wash and pit the cherries.
Cover them with sugar, add 2 oz water, and bring to a boil.
Add the starch and keep cooking over a medium heat for 5 minutes. Read More…
