Swedish Meatballs
May 28, 2012
Pelle’s basic recipe: 60/40 beef/pork
red wine redux, veal bone glacé, cloves, all spice, ginger, white pepper.
(poached salmon- sauce blanche, caper, dill, lemon)
Semla
February 28, 2012
Adapted from Vestkusten’s recipe. Makes 12 semlor buns. Refer to Red Start Yeast for yeast conversion table: http://www.redstartyeast.com Preheat oven 400°
- 3/4 C milk
- 4 TB butter
- 1/4 C water or milk
- 1 oz yeast or 1 pkt (1/4oz) dry yeast
- 1/4 C sugar (use 1 tsp sugar to mix with yeast packet).
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg (slightly beaten)
- 1 tsp cardamom (can add more)
- 3 C sifted All- purpose unbleached baking flour
Gradually stir in salt, remaining sugar,egg,cardamom & most flour to yeast & milk mixture. Work dough until smooth and elastic on floured board, add more flour as needed.
- put in greased bowl, cover, let rise 30-40 min.
- cut dough into 12 pieces, roll into balls, place on baking paper on cookie sheet. Cover and let rise 30-40 min.
- brush with lightly beaten egg
- Bake at 400°, 10-15 min. cool on wire rack
FILLING (Make almond mixture or use store bought almond paste.)
- Grate 1 C blanched almonds/ or use almond meal
- whip 1 egg white until stiff, beat in 3 TB sugar.
- Mix egg whites with almonds.
Just before serving cut bun in half or cut off top, make a slight hollow & fill with almond paste. Add whipped cream, replace top. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve in deep bowl with warm milk.
Swedish Pancakes
February 5, 2012
From Mormor Karin. Use large flat (crepe) pan or cast iron pan with 5-6 small pancakes. Lots of butter on each pan before pour batter on!!! Let butter bubble and turn golden. Pour on batter, thinly, wait until bubbles form before turning. First batch doesn’t turn out as good as rest, so take as a sample!! For the large pancakes, fold into thirds lengthwise on side plate, keep warm. Serve with sugar or lingonberries (or other berries). Sometimes serve with “Thursday” pea soup & Swedish Punch.
Serves 4.
Mix and let sit a bit.
- 1/2 C Bisquick
- 3 Eggs
- 1 1/2 C whole milk (Beat eggs and milk together)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 TB Sugar
2020 Roberth Sundell version (Pläj restaurant, pre covid)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 C Buttermilk
- 1/4 tsp vanillla
- 1 C AP flour (all purpose)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 C whole milk
- 1/4 tsp melted unsalted butter
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