Medivnyk (traditional Honey Bread)

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Title: MEDIVNYK (TRADITIONAL HONEY BREAD)
Categories: Breads, Christmas, Russian, Ethnic, Holiday
Yield: 10 servings

8 lg Eggs; Separated, At Room
-Temperature
6 tb Butter
14 oz Honey; Clover Or Wild
2 c Sugar
6 c Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
2 ts Baking Powder
2 ts Baking Soda
2 ts Cinnamon
Zest And Juice Of 1 Orange
1 c Strong Coffee
1 c Sour Cream
1 c Filberts Or Walnuts; Chopped
-(Optional)

Heat the honey to boiling and allow to cool. Separate the eggs, reserving
the whites. Beat the room temperature yolks with the butter until fluffy.
Add the cooled honey and beat until well blended. Add the sugar and blend
well. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon together,
then sift again. add to the honey mixture. Add the orange zest, juice,
coffee and sour cream stirring until no dry flour shows. Whip the egg
whites until stiff, then fold in a little of the whites, mixing well, then
add the rest of the whites. Stir in the chopped nuts, if using them. Pour
into buttered and floured loaf pans, rapping them to even the batter. Bake
in a preheated 325 Degree F. oven for about an hour. DO NOT open the oven
door during the first 30 minutes of baking. When done, cool on wire racks
for 10 minutes and then turn out to finish cooling. Wrap well in heavy
duty aluminum foil and store in the refrigerator.

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