Shirvani-pan

Name: Shirvani-pan
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 50-75 g (2-3 oz) almonds or other nuts; 150 g (5 oz) butter; 2 eggs, separated; 600 g (1¼ lb) flour; 100 g (3½ oz) candied fruit; 150 g (5 oz) raisins; 2 teaspoons finely chopped lemon peel; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 250 g (9 oz) icing sugar; 250 ml (8 fl oz) milk

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ethnic Cuisines of our People

By William Pokhlebkin

Published 1978

About

Ingredients

150 g (5 oz) butter
2 eggs, separated
250

Europe
Russia
Dessert
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe

Method

Heat the butter until it foams. Mix the yolks of the eggs with 200 g (7 oz) of icing sugar. Whip the egg whites. Combine and mix until smooth. Add 125