Easter cakes baked in Mykolaiv from flour grown on land mined in Kherson region

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

A masterclass on baking Easter cakes from flour milled from wheat grown in the mined fields of the Kherson region was held in Mykolaiv.

This was reported by NikVesti.

The flour for the Easter cakes was ground in Mykolaiv, at the «Zolotyi Shliakh» enterprise, which operates under constant shelling. The grain was grown by farmer Oleksii Rudenko and his nephews in the village of Mala Oleksandrivka in Kherson region, on 1800 hectares of land cleared by sappers after the occupation.

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The event was part of the symbolic project «Soul of Soil 2.0» («Soul of the Earth»), a joint initiative of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and the «Silpo» retail chain.

The Mykolaiv masterclass was held in one of the «Silpo» supermarkets. It was conducted by the chefs of the restaurant «Antrekot», Heorhii Asiryan and Yuliia Khiznichenko. They shared traditional recipes and baking secrets. All participants received Easter cakes as a gift.

«We will bake Easter cakes according to an unconventional recipe — with the addition of choux pastry made with dough, which is its highlight. This topic is particularly close to us: we are from Mykolaiv region, and Kherson region is next door. Mine clearance is currently underway, and it is very important to bring these lands back to life. Ukraine is capable of feeding many countries, and we must use our own, Ukrainian grain. More than 20 people came to the workshop today,» said Yuliia Khiznichenko.

Kateryna came to the workshop with her daughter. She says they were pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere and the topic of the event.

«We didn't expect it to be so interesting, and the kids were able to participate. It is very important that the topic of demining was raised — everyone should know about it. I had no idea that such large areas were still mined. I hope this will be rectified as soon as possible. And Easter is coming soon, so I really wanted to learn something new about making Easter cake,» says Kateryna.

Earlier, a similar workshop was held in Kyiv. There, «Easter cake» was made by Yevhen Klopotenko using baked milk, an ingredient that gives the pastries the aroma of a real Ukrainian oven.

In Mykolaiv, Easter cakes were baked from flour from mined fields. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Easter cakes made from flour from mined fields in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti

Photo: Alina Kvitko