Perekladanets (Ukrainian Christmas Cake) Recipe
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- 12 Oct 2022
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This Ukrainian Christmas cake recipe is known as perekladanets and, despite its name, is served year-round.
This Ukrainian Christmas cake recipe is known as perekladanets and, despite its name, is served year-round. Because it's a little time-consuming to make, it's usually served for special occasions. The name perekladanets comes from the Ukrainian word for "to layer" and refers to the four thin layers of sweet yeast dough with various fillings like poppy seed, date, apricot, walnut or just cinnamon-sugar. This recipe calls for poppy seed, walnut, and date. This cake is similar to Russian Torte, except the latter is made with three layers of dough and a meringue top.
Ingredients
For the Sweet Yeast Dough (Zdobne Drizhdzhove Tisto):
- 1/2 recipe Ukrainian / Russian basic sweet yeast dough
For the Poppy Seed Filling (Nachinka z Maku):
- 1/2 pound poppy seeds (ground with a spice grinder)
- 3 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 1 tablespoon lemon or orange juice)
- Optional: zest of 1 lemon or orange
For the Date Filling (Nachinka z Daktiliv):
- 2 packages/16 ounces dates (pitted, chopped)
- 1 1/2 cups apricot preserves
For the Walnut Filling (Nachinka z Voloskikh Horikhiv):
- 3 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 pound walnuts (ground, not chopped, in a food processor)
For the Egg Wash:
- 1 large egg (beaten with 1 teaspoon milk). Read More...
