Verhuny

Verhuny is a traditional pastry originating from Ukraine. The pastry is usually made with a combination of flour, baking soda, butter, eggs, sugar, white wine vinegar, sour cream, vodka, oil, salt, and lard. The flour is mixed with baking soda, butter, eggs, sugar, vinegar, sour cream, vodka, and salt in order to get a firm dough. The dough is rolled thinly and sliced diagonally to get a diamond shape. A slash is made in the center of each diamond, and one end of the dough is pulled through the opening. Verhuny are then fried in lard until golden and drained on paper towels. Before serving, the pastries are often sprinkled with sugar.