Since shots of vodka are out...is a dessert OK? (Russian food is kind of, ummmm, not palatable to American 3rd graders!
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Here's one called Krasny Apple Cake:
1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
2 eggs
3 c flour
3 ts baking powder
1 ts salt
10- 15 large apples
cinnamon
1 c sugar
Combine butter and sugar in a bowl, add eggs and mix. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt and mix together. Add this to the first part. Make a ball of dough and put in fridge for a couple of hours. Cut apples and add cinnamon and sugar. Cut dough in half and roll 2 dough rectangles. Put a lower crust in greased pan. Than make a layer with cinnamon, sugar and apples. Put top crust on. Make holes in top crust before baking. Bush with water or beaten yolk on top crust. Bake at 350 F for 50 minutes (until crust slightly golden).
Then there are the Russian Tea Cakes (these are a Christmas staple):
1 c butter
1 ts vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
3 tb sugar
1 1/2 c powered sugar
2 c chooped peacans
1 tb baking powder
salt
Preheat oven to 350. Mix butter, sugar, baking powder and vanilla thoroughly. Work in flour, salt, and nuts until dogh holds together. If it is needed, add more flour,as hands must be free from dough. Shape 1-inch balls. Place them on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-15 minutes until not quite brown. While the balls are still warm, roll very well in powered sugar. then cool the cookies then roll in sugar again.
One that my kids will eat is goulasch, I'll have to look up that recipe, though...(and it's origins are in Hungary, but my recipe came from a Russian...)