This is one of the best tasting chocolate glazes ever created. The recipe was discovered in a Ukrainian village and passed down from neighbor to neighbor, friend to a friend, family to family... The Chocolate Glaze from Sour Cream is used to glaze cakes, cookies and other sweets whenever there is a big celebration such as a birthday or a wedding.
Things You’ll Need:
Sour cream - 1/2 cup
Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp.
Sugar - 7 tbsp.
Butter - 1/4 of a stick or 2 tbsp.
Medium pot

The Ukraine has 1/3rd of its land mass used as a pasture and once was the chief agricultural producer of the former Soviet Union providing it with 1/4 of its total grain. It is no surprise that the Ukrainian people love to eat. Christmas is their favorite holiday considering that nearly 85% of the country's population is, in fact, Christian. It is customary, In the Ukraine, to have large family gatherings where the women do the vast majority of the cooking while the men are jovial and rowdy. The food prepared is hearty, filling and can be considered "farm food" made to to specifically build muscle-mass in order to cope with the rigors of farming. This article will show you how to set a Ukrainian dinner table for the most shared holiday of the country: Christmas.

Ukrainian apple squares are a rich pastry dessert with a top and bottom crust and baked apples in the center, much like a square apple pie. Like Hungarian apple strudel, Ukrainian apple squares are traditionally made around the holidays to make use of the stored apples that have become too soft for eating. Since most of us buy our apples at the store whenever we want them, this Ukrainian dessert can be made and enjoyed at any time. Although very tasty, Ukrainian apple squares are best served in small quantities, due to the richness of the pastry.