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Donasser (doughnuts)

A dough of eggs, sugar, butter, soured cream and soured milk with cinnamon, cardamom, baking powder and flour is rolled out, cut into rings with a hole in the middle and fried in lard. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 654.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 654 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The doughnut recipes that follow in the book refer back to this one for rolling out and frying.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mix the batter

    Whisk the eggs and sugar. Add the melted, cooled butter and the spices, together with the soured cream and soured milk.

  2. 2

    Add flour

    Stir in the baking powder and just enough flour for the dough to be rolled out, as soft as possible.

  3. 3

    Cut out

    Roll out the dough. Cut out rounds with an iron or a glass and cut a smaller hole in the middle.

  4. 4

    Fry in lard

    Fry the doughnuts in lard until golden.

Changes from the original

Measures converted (gr. = g). The text does not say when the cream and milk are added; they are placed together with the butter and spices. Frying temperature and time are not given.

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Frequently asked questions

What are they fried in?
Lard.
How much flour?
Just enough to roll out, as soft as possible.

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