Tingynis -- Lithuanian "Lazy man" cake

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Chicken is leaner and ground beef is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

smoked sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: regular sausage

Turkey sausage is lower in fat while regular sausage is often more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and margarine can be less expensive.

Break the tea cake into pieces in a large mixing bowl.

Melt the butter in a saucepan.

Add the sweetened condensed milk to the melted butter.

Stir in the powdered cocoa until well combined and thickened.

Pour the chocolate mixture over the crushed tea cake pieces.

Mix until the cookies are well coated with the chocolate mixture.

Shape the mixture into a log, squeezing out air pockets.

Let it cool at room temperature, then refrigerate overnight.

Unwrap the chilled log and cut into slices for serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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