Pryanik
A honey-based baked good from Eastern and Central Europe.
Pryanik is a traditional sweet baked good found in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Czechia, Slovenia, Poland, Lithuania, and Bulgaria. Made primarily from flour and honey, it is denser than cake but moister than a biscuit. The name derives from an Old East Slavic word for pepper, linking it to German Pfefferkuchen.
Quick Facts
- Alternate names
- pryanik
- пряник
- пернік
- perník
- piernik
- paprenjak
- medenjak
- meduolis
- меденка
- Main ingredients
- flour, honey
- Common additions
- eggs
- milk
- ginger
- cinnamon
- baking soda
- soured milk or vinegar
- Toppings and fillings
- sugar glaze
- icing
- honey
- fruit preserve
- sweetened condensed milk
- Related item
- kovrizhka (коврижка)
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