Cooking with Pykkle

Medovik/Medivnyk

A Ukrainian dessert whose first mention stems from a Soviet-era cookbook, "Ukrainian Dishes", the Medivnyk is all about honey. Layers of honey-based pastry soaked in cream make the dish a sweet treat for any occasion. Be prepared though - this recipe takes >3 hours (so so so worth it though)!

Ingredients

Procedures

  1. Mix the Dough
    • Melt honey, 50g butter, and 1 cup sugar via a water bath
    • Add the baking soda and stir for another minute
    • Set aside and let it cool for about 3 minutes
    • Add 2 eggs to the mixture, stirring quickly with a whisk and add 350g flour to avoid curdling
  2. Chill and Portion
    • Stick in the freezer for 10 minutes
    • Take out and divide into 8 equal parts
    • Back in freezer for 5 minutes
  3. Roll and Bake Layers
    • Preheat oven to 400°F
    • Pull a ball out and roll it thin on a floured surface
    • Use a pot lid to cut into a neat circle, saving the trimmings
    • Place in the oven for around 5 minutes. Should darken a bit and rise when ready. Take out and poke holes in it to absorb the cream later.
    • While one or two are cooking flatten and trim the next. Repeat for all 8.
  4. Make Crumbs
    • Lay out the trimmings flat on the baking sheet and cook them too
    • Grind the trimmings into crumbs
  5. Make the Cream
    • Put 2 cup milk on heat to boil
    • Combine ½ cup of milk, 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, 50g butter, and 50g flour in a separate bowl
    • Pour egg batter into the warmed milk, and stir well
    • Heat and stir the mixture til it becomes dense
    • Add vanilla to the cream and set aside from the heat
    • Chill the cream in the fridge
    • Whip into a thin cream; not fully whipped
  6. Assemble the Cake
    • Place down a pastry layer
    • Coat it in cream
    • Repeat for all 8 layers
    • Pour all over to coat the whole cake
    • Powder the cake with the crumbs
    • Let sit in fridge overnight (at least 8 hours)
  7. Enjoy!

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