On the 13 of January 14, Ukrainians celebrate the Old New Year. Find a simple recipe for a festive cake - with a secret.
Traditions and rituals of the Old New Year's celebrations are rooted in ancient pre-Christian times. 13th of January holiday Christmas Eve or Malanka, and 14 - St. Basil. These holidays are traditionally lavish hostess covered tables and invited to the table the whole family, relatives, friends.
Among other things, the old New Year baked pies with various fillings. Many families bake "a cake with happiness", put a coin into it - for good luck. This tradition came to us from the Greeks. Traditionally, Greeks bake a cake with a coin - vasilopita - on the day of St. Basil, which they celebrated on January 1, and we have - on January 14. Ready pie "with happiness" was cut into the number of households + the house itself, and distributed to all members of the family. Who will fall a piece of cake with a coin - so this year will be very happy. By tradition, a coin of the cake put in a purse - the money is not transferred.
Recipe cake "with happiness" at the Old New Year
Ingredients
1. Puff pastry
2. Chopped meat
3. Egg coating cake
4. Onion and carrots
preparation
1. Any meat, boil and mince.
2. In vegetable oil fry the chopped onion until golden brown and grated carrots, add minced meat, salt to taste, stir.
3. Puff pastry into 2 parts, one put in a baking dish, make bumpers, put beef, to any place on the stuffing put a coin wrapped in baking paper, cover the second part test. Zaschipnut edge well.
4. Prick cake with a fork in several places, brush top with beaten egg and bake in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees.
5. Bake the cake for about an hour.
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