Krumkaka Recipe

Well, I won't be making Krumkaka until closer to Christmas, but I am in the mood to post some recipes today, so here's the scoop:

Krumkaka


(Norwegian cookies)

Note: It’s best to use fresh ingredients. You need a Krumkaka baker to make these cookies. VillaWare makes an electric baker, which is similar to a waffle iron. I am sure that there are other companies that make the electric baker, as well.

Before electric bakers became available, we used metal irons, which fit on the top of the stove burner. I have my grandmother's Krumkaka iron, which had designs on each plate side to imprint on the Krumkaka. The electric bakers have the design templates, also. Using the iron, I had to make each cookie individually and manually rotate the iron plate to cook each side. As you can imagine, it was very time consuming.

I remember one year, I spent a couple of hours making the cookies, one-by-one. I put them in a Tupperware container on the table. Our dog, Dakota, could find food anywhere, but I did not think that he could reach the middle of the table. Boy was I wrong! He was a pretty big dog (about 80 lbs.), with a long reach. 

We went out and when we came back, he had devoured the entire container of Krumkaka. I learned a very valuable lesson that day.

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Preheat the baker according to manufacturer's directions.


Ingredients:

4 eggs

½-teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 1/3 cups white flour

1 cup white granulated sugar

½ cup melted butter (must use butter, not margarine)

In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs slightly.

Add sugar and beat until light. Do not overbeat.

Add vanilla.

Blend in melted, cooled butter.

Add cornstarch and flour gradually, and beat until blended.

Drop about 1 teaspoon of the batter onto the preheated baker. You will be able to make two at time. Bake for about 30 to 60 seconds until lightly browned.

Remove from the baker with a knife or spatula, wrap the cookie around the wooden or metal cone to make a cone shaped cookie, or you could leave it flat.

Store in a loosely covered container.