Pryanik

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Pryanik (Russian: пряник [ˈprʲænʲɪk] , Ukrainian: пряник, Belarusian: пернік; Czech and Slovak: perník; Polish: piernik [ˈpjɛrɲik] ; Croatian: paprenjak) refers to a range of traditional sweet-baked goods in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Czechia, Slovenia (Slovene: medenjak), Poland and other countries such as Lithuania (Lithuanian: meduolis) and Bulgaria (Bulgarian: меденка). Traditionally, pryaniks are made from flour and honey. While some Russian-English dictionaries translate pryanik as gingerbread, ginger is optional, unlike honey. Sugar is often used as substitution in place of honey in industrial production and modern home-cooking. Recipes may include eggs, milk, ginger, cinnamon and leavening agent like baking soda, activated with soured milk or vinegar. They can also have sugar glaze or icing as a topping and honey, fruit preserve or sweetened condensed milk as filling incorporated into the dough or sandwiched in between. The texture is denser and firmer than a cake, but moister and...

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