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Medovik (medovnik): photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Edinburgh blog — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Medovik (medovnik)

A Russian honey cake made of thin layers of golden pastry, stacked with a cream of condensed milk and sour cream. Its flavor is sweet and fragrant, and it keeps for several days.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Pâte

Crème

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter with the honey and sugar over low heat, then let it cool slightly.
  2. Add the eggs one at a time, then the baking soda slaked with vinegar and a pinch of salt.
  3. Work in the sifted flour until you get a soft dough. Divide it into 6 to 8 balls.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Roll each ball into a very thin disc and bake them 4 to 5 minutes on a tray, until golden.
  5. While they bake, prepare the cream by whisking the sour cream with the condensed milk and icing sugar.
  6. Stack the discs, spreading cream between each layer, and keep the pastry trimmings crumbled for the top.
  7. Cover the cake with crumbs and chopped walnuts, then refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.

Variations and tips

Lemon version. Add the zest of one lemon to the cream for a fresher taste.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.