Ukrainiane Recipes

Ingredients for Kletsky - Apple Dumplings Recipe
2 Apples, peeled, cored, &
- finely chopped
1/4 c Sugar
1 Lemon;juice & grated rind
1 Egg, beaten
3/4 c Dry bread crumbs
1/2 ts Cinnamon ground fine

Kletsky - Apple Dumplings Preparation..Pour the lemon juice over the apples and kix in well. Squeeze thje apples gently to dry. Mix the apples with the lemon rind, cinnamon, sugar, egg, & bread crumbs. Chill in refrigerator for 20-30 minutes Make balls of this mixture 1 in size Drop them in a boiling pot of slightly salted water. Cook until they rise to the surface then remove with a slotted spoon. Cool to room temperature. These may be added to a cold fruit soup or eaten with many other foods. From Gemini’’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

Ingredients for Deruny (Ukrainian Potato Pancakes) Recipe
1 lg Onion; grated
6 Potato; peeled & grated
2 tb Flour
2 Eggs
2 ts Salt
3/4 ts Black pepper
1 pt Sour cream
1/2 pt Cream

Deruny (Ukrainian Potato Pancakes) PreparationIn a large bowl use a mixer to puree the ingredients except the sour cream & cream. You may do this in a food processor as well or a blender. Heat oil in a skillet and when hot drop large spoonsful of the mixture. Cook until browned on one side. Turn and repeat. When done remove, drain, and place in a warm oven. Mix the sour cream & cream together. Serve warm with a large dollop of the the cream mixture! This a staple in Ukrainian homes and these pancakes will store well in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. In many homes preserves or jam is also served on these delicious pancakes. : ORIGIN: Galina Shovkoshytny, Kiev-Ukraine, circa 1996 : per Don Houston From Gemini’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini


Ingredients for Cossack Chicken and Mushrooms Recipe
12 oz Chicken boneless & skinless
5 tb Butter
1 Garlic clove minced
1 Onion lg.
1/2 ts Nutmeg ground fine
1/2 c Swiss cheese grated
1/2 c Feta cheese crumbled
3 tb Sour cream or plain yogurt
1/2 lb Mushrooms, fresh, washed &
-coarsely chopped

Cossack Chicken and Mushrooms Preparation..Cook the onion & mushrooms together in 4 T of the butter. Mince the onion/mushroom mixture and the chicken together. Add the garlic & the chicken-mushroom mixture and cook for 5 minutes adding salt & pepper to taste. Remove from heat and stirin the yogurt and nutmeg. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Pour the chicken mixture into a baking dish and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake for 15 minutes.

Ingredients for Beet Kvas Recipe
4 lb Beets,
- water lukewarm

Beet Kvas Preparation..Grate the beets. Place the grated beets in alarge crock and cover with the lukewarm water. Cover securely and place in a warm place. Keep covered for 6 days then it is ready. Skim the resultant scum form the top and pour through a clean cheese cloth into a clean jar. Keep refrigerated. This will keep refrigerated for 12-14 days. It should be deep red in color and have a sour smell. If mold grows on the beets this is normal. From Gemini’s MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini