The following is a Windish / Slovenian recipe, obviously not too exact from Mary Lee Cipriano as made by her grandmother.  The Windish are a nomadic tribe that moved thru Yugoslavia. Windish men are called Windochs, the women are called Windbags.  Enjoy this cake. No preservatives so it doesn’t last long.  Bake it and share with your neighbors.

MOON CAKES

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 pound butter

8 large egg yolks, maybe a few extra large, but not jumbo

9 heaping T sugar w/the biggest soup spoon you have.

11 heaping T flour, unsifted

3 tsp baking powder, heaping-ish

Juice of 1/2 lemon or 1 T Real Lemon Juice

8 egg whites, beaten til stiff

1/2 pound chopped/crushed walnuts mixed w some sugar

INSTRUCTIONS:

Smear oblong glass pan 9×13 with Crisco/flour. Set aside.

Beat butter some, add sugar and beat til REALLY fluffy

Next add egg yolks, one at a time

Add lemon juice

Add baking powder

Add flour, 11 heaping tablespoons. Don’t overheap

When ready (?) add beaten egg whites all at once and fold in by hand.

Pour into prepared pan rolling to get batter into corners

Add nuts/sugar mixture on top

Bake at 400 for 30 minutes

Cool til cool

Slide the whole cake out of the pan. This is tricky. Maybe ask for help.

When completely cool, use an inverted glass to cut the cake into little crescent moons.  Eat your mistakes.