Baked Goods

Baking is a broad category of culinary items made by baking dough of flour in an oven. It is one of the most ancient and versatile sections of cuisine, encompassing both savoury and sweet dishes.

Baking includes a vast variety of items: bread and bread rolls (loaves, buns, bublyky), pies and small pies with various fillings, and all confectionery baking — cakes, pastries, biscuits, rolls, cupcakes. The basis for baking is various kinds of dough: yeasted, shortcrust, sponge, puff, choux, each with its own properties. In Ukrainian culture, baking holds a special, almost sacred place: ritual korovai, paska, and kalachi accompany the most important events of life. Aromatic, elegant, and varied, home baking has long been a symbol of cosiness, hospitality, and family warmth, and its making is a true art passed from generation to generation.