The recipes in this book have been collected over a period of years by the writer. All of them are dear to the heart of a Danish immigrant who brought this little bit of her homeland with her to the new country and all of them were donated to this book as something precious from the giver. A few of the ingredients and cooking utensils used in this book may not be obtainable everywhere. The distributor of the book will be glad to furnish information to any inquiries about where they may be purchased.
Danish families call the various styles and shapes of Danish Pastry Coffee Bread and a real Danish breakfast consists of Coffee Bread and Coffee, nothing else. In America, these rich pastries are se...
1 cup Milk. 1/4 cup Sugar 1 cake Yeast 3 cups Flour. 1/2 pound Butter. 3 Eggs. 1 teaspoon Cardamom 1/2 cup Raisins. Soak yeast cake in 1/4 cup of the milk, lukewarm. Bring the rest of t...
1 cup Butter 21/2 cups Flour. 2 Eggs. 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Milk. 2 teaspoons Baking Powder. 1 teaspoon Almond. Extract 1 cup Raisins or Jelly or Cooked Prunes or Applesauce. Mix flo...
These are related to the American doughnut, being fried in deep fat. 3 Eggs 1 cup Sugar 1 teaspoon Salt 1/4 cup Cream. 1/2 cup Butter. 1 teaspoon Cardamom. 2 teaspoons Baking Powder 31/2 c...
Pour the vinegar into the water and set in the refrigerator to chill while you are working the butter and mixing the flour and butter. Blend half the butter with the flour, as you would for pie crust....
1 Egg. 1 cup Milk. 3/4 cup Sugar. 1 cup soft Butter 1 cake Yeast. 31/2 cups Flour. 1 teaspoon Salt. 1 cup Raisins. 1 teaspoon Cardamom. Make the filling for this and let it be ...
3/4 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Butter 1 cake Yeast. 3 Eggs. 3 cups Flour. 1 cup Sour Cream 1 cup Raisins 1/4 cup Chopped Citron 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom. Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Crea...
Danish Cookies and Danish Pastry is probably the most familiar of all cooking that has come out of Denmark. Most of the cookies in the following recipes are improved with age. You can safely bake your...
When a Danish cook speaks of baking a cake she does not have in mind the two inch thick layers nor the piled high frosting that an American cook thinks of. Her cakes are baked in four or five or six t...
Tynde Pandekager (Thin Pancakes) These pancakes are baked one at a time, a thin layer of batter covering the whole pan, then buttered, spread with jelly or powdered sugar or sugar and cinnamon and ...
Roast Duck Prepare duck, leaving it whole. Stuff with equal parts of peeled apple and seeded prunes. Rub salt into all sides of the duck. Cook at 225 for 4 hours. Serve with small potatoes tha...
1 pound liver (beef, pork or lamb) 1/2 Beef Heart. 2 Pigs heart or 1/2 Veal Heart 2 pounds Pork or a Pig's Head. 1 large Onion, sliced 1 large Apple peeled and sliced 1 tablespoon Salt 1/2 teasp...
1 large Celery Root 1 pound lean Beef 1 Onion, ground 1 Egg. 1 teaspoon each Salt, Pepper and Sage. Pinch of Cloves. 1 cup Water. 3 tablespoons Flour. Peel the celery root and cut it in...
2 sides either Veal or Lamb Breast 2 tablespoons minced. Parsley 1 tablespoon Salt. 1 teaspoon Onion Powder 1/2 teaspoon Pepper 1/4 teaspoon each Cloves and Allspice. Remove all the bones and...
5 pounds Pork 1 large Onion 1 tablespoon Salt 1 teaspoon each. Pepper and Cardamom. 1/4 teaspoon each. Allspice and Cloves 1 can Bouillon or 1 cup basic Soup Stock. Grind the pork 4 times,...
3-4 pounds Beef Brisket. Potatoes. Onions. Carrots. Cabbage or Turnips Salt and Pepper. Cut up onions and add to the meat which has been covered with cold water. Add salt and pepper, bo...
Kogt Fisk (Boiled Fish) Boiling is a favorite way of preparing and serving fish in Denmark. Usually only large fish are cooked in this way but slices of large fish, such as salmon, pike, halibut or...
Soup is a favorite food with Danes and will be found on the table several times a week in most Danish homes. There are many variations but the basic broth is as follows: Rice 1 cup Rice 4 ...
Mel-Boiler (Dumplings) 1/2 cup Butter 1 cup Flour. 3/4 cup boiling Water. 5 Eggs. Melt butter in a kettle. Add flour and stir well. Gradually add the boiling water and stir until the mixtu...
1 Chicken. 1 large Beef Knuckle. 2 Veal Shanks. 2 pounds Shoulder Clod, in one piece. 1 large Onion 4 Carrots Parsley Salt. Any one of the meats may be used or any combination of them. ...
Danes have many wonderful sauces that are served over their fish and meat. For a boiled dinner or with soup meat, try this: What's Cookin? Peberrods Sauce (Horseradish Sauce) 2 tabl...
Stegte Tomater (Fried Tomatoes) Either firm, ripe tomatoes or green tomatoes may be used for this. The taste of each is quite different from the other but both are good. Allow 3 slices for each ser...
Salat Med Flode (Lettuce With Cream) Loose leaf lettuce is best for this, but head lettuce may be used. 1 head Lettuce. 1 tablespoon Sugar. 1/4 teaspoon Salt 1 cup Sour Cream. Break let...
A good Danish cook always prepares her own herring for this salad, using one large salt herring that has been soaked in cold water over night; then skinned and boned and cut into bits. However, this f...
Rod Grod (Danish Fruit Juice Pudding) 2 cups red Fruit Juice— currant, red raspeberry, satsuma plum or cherry; or mixture of any of these. 1 sm. Cinnamon stick 3/4 cup Cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon Sa...
2 tablespoons gelatin 1/4 cup cold Water 1 teaspoon Vanilla Pinch of Salt. 3 Eggs, separated. 4 tablespoons Sugar 1 cup Milk. 1 cup Cream. Soften the gelatin in the cold water. Scald the m...
4 Eggs, separated 1/2 cup Sugar 10 Macaroons. 2 tablespoons gelatin. 2 cups Milk. 1 teaspoon Vanilla. Soften the gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water. Bring milk to scalding point and dissolve th...
3 tablespoons Sherry. 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla. 1/2 cup slivered Almonds. 1/4 cup Rice. 2 cups Milk. 1/2 cup Sugar. 2 tablespoons Gelatin. Cook the rice and the milk together until th...
This is probably Denmark's most popular dessert. 2 cups dry Bread Crumbs. 1/2 cup Butter. 2 tablespoons Sugar. 2 1/2 cups sweetened. Applesauce 1/2 pint whipping Cream. The crumbs ar...
10 - 12 Chicken Livers. 3 - 4 Anchovies. Grind together twice. Set aside while you mix: 1 cup Cream. 1/2 cup Flour and 3 tablespoons butter to a smooth paste Add:. 1 teaspoon Salt. 1...
Translated literally, Smorrebrod means bread and butter. But a Danish Smorrebrod is a long way from being plain, old-fashioned American bread and butter. To be sure, you start out with a slice of brea...
The variety is wide. These are usually made on crackers and sprinkled with paprika. Often served for dessert. Always be sure to give a lift of color, both on your platter and on the individual sand...
Perfect for one. First, take 2 big ranch eggs. Get out 2 medium-sized bowls. Separate the whites and yolks, putting the whites into one bowl, the yolks into the other. Put a pinch of salt into t...
How To Make Danish Pastry
