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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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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 654)~80% of the text changedremovedadded
Ingredienser: 2 dl dl. sur fløte. fløte 2 dl dl. sur melk. melk 2 stk egg. egg 4 dl sukker. dl. sukker 60 g gr. smør (smeltet og avkjølt). 0,75 ts kanel. 0,25 ts kardemomme. ¾ teskje kanel ¼ teskje kardemomme 2 ts bakepulver. hvetemel (så mye at deigen nesten kan kjevles ut, så løs som mulig). smult (til koking). Visp egg og sukker. Tilsett det smeltede, avkjølte smøret og krydderiene, sammen med den sure fløten og den sure melken.. Rør inn teskjeer bakepulver hvetemel. Fremgangsmåte: Egg, sukker vispes, tilsettes det smeltede avkjølede smør og krydderier. Mel tilsettes så mye mel meget at deigen akkurat nett op kan kjevles ut, så løs som mulig.. Kjevle deigen ut. Stikk mulig. Stikkes ut kaker med jern eller glass og stikk et mindre hull i midten.. Kok donassene midten; kokes i smult til de er gylne. smult.

Note on Modernised

Mål omregnet (gr. = g). Teksten nevner ikke når fløte og melk tilsettes; de er satt inn sammen med smør og krydder. Steketemperatur og tid er ikke oppgitt.

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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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