Dec 30 2009
Archive for December, 2009
Dec 22 2009
Advent
Dec 19 2009
Mummy & Me
One of the joys of being not quite an adult yet is being able to go home to the parents’ house to use the washing machine. Six loads of washing and much mummy-pampering later I return to my own ‘home’ feeling ten years younger. Or maybe 24 years and a few months, as when this picture was taken…
Dec 13 2009
Lussekatter: Recipe
The official cakes of St. Lucy’s Day, these are expensive but so delicious they are definitely worth it! This recipe is from the Norweigan food guru of olden times, Ingrid Espelid Hovig and yields about 30 Lussekatter.
175 g margarine or butter
5 dL milk
50 g yeast
1/2 tsp salt
2 dL sugar
1 g saffron, finely ground
1 egg (plus 1 more for egg wash)
1 1/2 dL raisins (plus more for decorating)
1 1/2 L plain flour
Melt the margarine/butter, add the milk and heat to 37 C (40 C if using dried yeast). Mix the yeast with a little milk in a large mixing bowl, then add the rest of the milk, salt, sugar, saffron, egg and raisins.
Then add the flour until the dough is nice to work with and lets go of the mixing bowl.
Sprinkle with flour, cover with a cloth and set to raise for 30 minutes.
Knead the dough for a few minutes, until nice and springy.
Shape into ‘Lussekatter’ (inverted ‘S’ shapes) and place on lined cookie sheets to raise again, until doubled in size, about 30 minutes. Brush with egg wash.
Bake the Lussekatter in the middle of the oven at 225 C for 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool or eat immediately. Mmmmm!