Monday, September 10, 2007

Denmark

Denmark is known across the world for their delicous breads. Whether it is a plain loaf of bread or a pastry there is no doubt that it will baked in this Scandinavian country. There are many popular recipies including Lenten Bread, Nut Filled Muffins, Old Danish Blackbread, Hickory Bread, Butter Rolls, Flat Bread, Almond Rusks, and Cheese bread.
Lenten Bread (Fastelavnsbrød)

This bread is made by adding butter and sugar to scalded milk. After cooling, mix yeast in and add the rest of the ingredients; one egg yolk, two beaten eggs, one teaspoon of cinnamon, five cups of flour, one egg white, and crushed almonds. The dough it kneeded with hands, the egg whites are glazed on top and then the bread is sprinkled with the cinnamon. Cook until the bread had double in size.
Nut Filled Muffins (Nøddefyldte Teboller)
In order to make this tasty treat, mix two cups of flour and two teaspoons of baking soda through a sifter. Add in two tablespoons of butter and sugar with almonds. Pour in 3/4 cups of milk and mix into a dough. Using hands, roll dough into small balls and put additional nuts on top. Bake them util they turn golden brown.

1 comment:

Kevin said...

I like the colors to break up the text a bit...take it to the next step try a space in between paragraphs, it makes a big difference in readability.

Also I think this could have even been 2 or 3 posts. maybe have a category for recipe posts?

nice start

-prof O