Ukrainian Cream Of Wheat Fritters Slastony Z Manykh Krupiv Recipes

UKRAINIAN CREAM OF WHEAT FRITTERS (SLAST'ONY Z MANYKH KRUPIV)

Steps:

• Heat 1 cup milk to boiling and add Cream of Wheat while stirring. Simmer until thickened, then cover and cook for 5 minutes. Cool. In a bowl, combine porridge with salt, baking powder, and 1/2 cup milk and stir.
• Separate eggs. Beat yolks with vanilla sugar until well mixed. Add melted butter and mix with porridge. Whip egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
• In a large skillet, drop batter by spoonfuls into hot butter, turning to cook both sides. Keep cakes warm in oven.
• Serve with whipped cream and cherry syrup for breakfast or a light luncheon or supper. Makes about 8 cakes.
• Festive Ukrainian Cooking.

CREAM OF WHEAT DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Large pot of boiled salt water (let simmer).
• Heat ½ liter water with salt and butter added to boiling.
• When it reaches the boil, add all of the cream of wheat at once.
• Stir continually till it bubbles (2- 3 minutes).
• Remove from heat& let cool, stirring often.
• In a large bowl, add 1 egg at a time to cream of wheat mixture and mix well.
• Add 1 Tbs flour and mix well.
• Put a tablespoon in boiling salt water before making each dumpling (to avoid sticking).
• Shape each dumpling into egg shape and place in simmering salt water.
• Make 30- 40 at a time.
• Let simmer approximately 20 minutes.
• When dumplings rise to top of water, remove& set aside.
• Make next batch.

UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS KUTYA

Steps:

• Wash wheat in cold water and soak overnight in the 3 to 4 quarts of water.
• The next day, bring the water to a boil then simmer for 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
• The wheat is ready when the kernels burst open and the fluid is thick and creamy.
• Chop the poppy seed in a food processor (or coffee grinder) (or you can buy ground poppy seeds in some deli's) and set aside.
• Mix honey, sugar and hot water.
• Mix the honey mixture, poppy seeds, and chopped nuts and wheat.
• More honey can be added to taste.
• Keep in refrigerator.

KHRUSTYKY (UKRANIAN PASTRY)

Steps:

• Beat the eggs and egg yolks together until light in colour.
• Beat in sugar, cream, salt, rum or brandy (or extract).
• Stir in the flour.
• This dough should be soft.
• Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll out small amounts of dough at a time, with LOTS of flour on your rolling surface, put flour on top of the dough and on your rolling pin.
• (this dough is very sticky otherwise).
• Roll to 1/8 inch or thinner.
• Keep the un-used dough covered to prevent drying out.
• Cut the dough into long strips, about 1 1/4 inches wide.
• Then further cut the strips into 2 1/2 or 3 inch segments, diagonally (they will look like 2 1/2 inch long and 1 1/4 inch wide diamonds.) Make a slit in the center (about 1/2 inch long in the middle, lengthwise...) Grasp the bottom tail of the Khrustyky, put it through the slit in the middle, and pull it gently back down to the bottom.
• (this will form a twist in the dough) continue to do this to each piece of dough.
• (I roll out a small portion, cut and form my Khrustyky, and set them on a plate. Once my small bit of dough that I've rolled out is all used up, I fry these in the deep fryer before moving on to another piece of dough to roll and cut).
• Deep fry a few at a time (I'm comfortable doing 7 at a time), in oil at 375 F until light brown.
• These puff up as you fry them, making a delectible treat.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle confectioner's sugar over the drained Khrustyky.
• Enjoy!

UKRAINIAN KUTIA (KUTYA) MADE WITH CRACKED WHEAT CEREAL (BULGUR)

Steps:

• Cook wheat in 3 cups water till tender on medium heat, about 1 hour. Keep an eye on it so the water does not evaporate. I usually find 30 minutes is enough and I don't need to drain it either.
• Place cooked wheat, half at a time, in a blender container; cover and blend into a paste (I don't blend mine).
• In small saucepan cook poppy seed in 1 cup boiling water till soft, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Mix together wheat paste, drained poppy seed, raisins, walnuts. Honey, almonds, and vanilla. Chill. Stir in unwhipped cream. Makes 4 cups.