Tula pryanik

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title: "Tula pryanik" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["russian-regional-food-specialties", "russian-desserts", "tula,-russia", "russian-inventions", "confectionery", "national-dishes"] description: "Type of Russian sweet baked good" topic_path: "geography/russia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tula_pryanik" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Type of Russian sweet baked good ::

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Field	Value
name	Tula pryanik
image	Пряник Тульский.jpg
image_size	250px
caption	A Tula pryanik with the Coat of Arms of Russia
country	Russia
region	Tula
type	pryanik
main_ingredient	flour, honey, jam or condensed milk filling (optional)
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| name = Tula pryanik | image = Пряник Тульский.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = A Tula pryanik with the Coat of Arms of Russia | alternate_name = | country = Russia | region = Tula | creator = | course = | type = pryanik | served = | main_ingredient = flour, honey, jam or condensed milk filling (optional) | variations = | calories = | other = Tula pryanik (, tulskiy pryanik) is a famous type of imprinted Russian pryanik from the city of Tula. Usually, Tula pryanik looks like a rectangular tile or a flat figure. Making stamped pryanik is considered an art form. The imprints could include different patterns, symbols, images of the Tula Kremlin, names, congratulations.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Tula_gingerbread.jpg" caption="A Tula pryanik imprinted with the caption ''Tulsky'' (the adjective form of Tula) and the city's coat of arms"] ::

The cooking of the Tula pryanik starts with preparation of the dough. The dough is made from rye flour, honey, eggs, water and spices. Next the dough is cut into pieces and rolled out. Each piece is placed on a special with a carved pattern to give the dough its intended form. The first layer of the dough is covered with a second one with a filling in between. To make the two layers stay in place the edges are pressed together. Then the cake is turned over so that the stamped image is on top and the surface is glazed with sugar syrup. The syrup covers the picture to make it more visible after baking. Historically, each carved board is used to create just one design for pryanik. A new board is made specifically for each design. In the past, pryanik boards were made by craftsmen and nowadays, new designs are created mostly by professional artists.

Modern Tula pryaniki typically have a jam or condensed milk filling, while the traditional ingredient in the dough is honey which is sometimes replaced with sugar.

Pryaniki have been made in Tula since the 17th century. The first mention of Tula pryanik is in the Tula census book of 1685. Today, Tula pryaniki are made at the confectionery factories of Staraya Tula (Russian for "Old Tula") and Yasnaya Polyana and by several smaller companies. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Тульский_пряник_(памятник).JPG" caption="Tula pryanik monument"] ::

In 1996, Tula opened a museum dedicated to its pryaniki.

References

References

1. "The Museum of Tula Gingerbread".
2. (12 February 2015). "Тульский пряник: рецепт приготовления :: SYL.ru".
3. link. oldtula.ru

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