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A Taste of Ukraine
Hello. My name is Micah Williams, one of the students here at UAA
working on this blog about Heifer, specifically their work in the
Ukraine. When trying to find information to put on the blog, I was hit
by an idea. Why not find a recipe from the Ukraine so that people
could taste how Heifer is helping the people there? After a quick look
over some of the recent projects Heifer had going on in the Ukraine, I
saw that in the Galychyna region of Ukraine Heifer was teaching the
people beekeeping! To me: Bees = Honey = Desserts! As desserts are my
favorite food to bake, this was just wonderful.
I am now proud to post the recipe for Ukrainian Honey Cake. This is a
very tasty recipe and a bit like a coffee cake. It goes great with a
nice warm cup of coffee or herbal tea and can be eaten in the morning
for breakfast as it is not too sweet. I really hope you all enjoy this
recipe and I will try to find some more recipes to post soon and thank
you for coming to our blog.
Ukrainian Honey Cake
Makes 1 loaf-shaped cake
2 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup honey
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled to lukewarm
1. Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350
degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-inch bred pan, then dust it with flour.
2. Beat the egg yolks and sugar until pale and smooth. Add the honey
and melted butter and mix until blended and smooth.
3. Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add half the dry ingredients
to the egg mixture and stir in. Stir in the coffee, then stir in the
remaining dry ingredients.
4. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold them into the
batter, then gently stir several times. The batter will be quite wet.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes to an
hour, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let
cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and place on a rack to cool
completely before slicing. Eat plain or buttered.
From the Wednesday Chef
http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the_wednesday_chef/2007/08/ukrainian-
honey.html
Update!
Hello everyone! Thank you all for taking the time to stop by and check on us!
Here’s an update on our progress:
1. One person has donated $10 toward our efforts! This donation goes directly to Heifer International and helps aid the area. Our goal is to raise enough to purchase one of the following to send to the Ukraine:
$120 (or 10 shares at $10 each): One Pig
$500 (or 10 shares at $50 each): One Heifer
$30: One Beehive
So we are lagging at the goal, but with your help, it’s still attainable! Please visit our registry:
http://www.heifer.org/myregistry/heiferukraine
2. A member of our group is working on some traditional Ukranian recipes that we will post here with photos! Yummmmmmm!
3. I know there are some problems with the Platial map, so we aren’t really able to track our hits. If you post a comment for us anywhere on the blog and give your location (does NOT have to be specific- a city is fine), then I can go in and add you myself.
Thanks again, and please send our blog along to your friends, coworkers, grandma, people who always send you forwards but never actually take the time to write… you see what I mean! 
-LP
Welcome!
This blog is being used by a team of students at the University of Alaska Anchorage to help spread information about and encourage activism for Heifer International. Our focus is on Heifer’s projects which benefit families in rural Ukraine villages.
Much information will be posted over the next three months. Please visit often, leave your location on our Platial Map (tracking our ability to inform visitors is very important to our project!), leave comments, and ask questions!
-LP
