Honey Bread (medivnyk) - Polish

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups honey
• 8 eggs, separated
• 6 tablespoons room temp. butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 grated orange, juice and zest of
• 1 cup strong coffee
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup chopped hazelnuts (filberts) or 1 cup walnuts

Recipe

• 1 heat honey in a pot over moderate heat until it boils. set aside and cool to room temperature.
• 2 beat egg yolks with the butter until light and fluffy.
• 3 add sugar and honey and beat.
• 4 sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon and add to honey mixture.
• 5 add the orange zest, juice, coffee and sour cream and beat just until no dry flour can be seen.
• 6 beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• 7 fold into flour mixture.
• 8 stir in chopped nuts.
• 9 pour into 2 or 3 buttered and floured loaf pans.
• 10 bake in a preheated 325f (165c) oven for one hour.
• 11 cool on wire racks and wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum foil when cool.
• 12 will keep refrigerated for several weeks.