Why should the dough be made the evening before?

Resting overnight makes the dough firmer and easier to roll out thinly, so the fattigmann turns out crisp and fine when deep-fried.

What is a sporehjul (fluted pastry wheel)?

A spore, or fluted pastry wheel, is a kitchen tool with a toothed wheel that cuts the dough with a wavy, fluted edge.

Fattigmann (Norwegian fried cookies)

Name: Fattigmann (Norwegian fried cookies)
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 60 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 30 pcs egg (all the yolks and 5 whites); 3.5 dl cream (whipped stiff); 375 g sugar; 750 g wheat flour; 0.5 tsp cinnamon; 0.5 tsp cardamom; 0.5 tsp grated lemon zest; 2 tbsp cognac; 2 kg lard (for deep-frying)

Fattigmann from Kogebog for skole og hjem (1900): the egg yolks and 5 whites are whisked with 375 g sugar, then 3.5 dl stiffly whipped cream, cinnamon, cardamom, lemon zest, 2 tbsp cognac and 750 g flour are added. The dough is made the night before, rolled out thinly, cut with a fluted pastry wheel and deep-fried to a pale gold in about 2 kg lard.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken & Caroline Steen, Kogebog for skole og hjem, 1900-utg. s. 249 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Fattigmann er en av de mest tradisjonsrike norske julekakene, frityrstekt i smult og skåret ut med sporehjul. Tross navnet var oppskriften slett ikke fattigslig – 30 egg, fløte og konjakk gjorde den til bokens dyreste kake. Deigen anbefales laget kvelden før.

How to make it

1
Whisk egg yolks and sugar
Whisk the egg yolks and 5 of the egg whites with the sugar for half an hour.
2
Add cream, spices, cognac and flour
Add the stiffly whipped cream, the spices (cinnamon, cardamom, lemon zest), the cognac and finally the wheat flour. The dough should be made the evening before.
3
Roll out and cut
Roll out the dough thinly using as little extra flour as possible, and cut out fattigmann with a fluted pastry wheel.
4
Deep-fry
Fry the cookies to a pale gold in the hot lard. Reckon on about 2 kg of lard for the deep-frying.

Changes from the original

Priskolonnen er utelatt i ingredienslisten (bevart i transkripsjonen). «2 skeer kognak» tolkes som 2 spiseskjeer konjakk. Smultmengden (ca. 2 kg) er tatt med som friteringsmedium. Mengder omregnet til metrisk.

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Frequently asked questions

Why should the dough be made the evening before?: Resting overnight makes the dough firmer and easier to roll out thinly, so the fattigmann turns out crisp and fine when deep-fried.
What is a sporehjul (fluted pastry wheel)?: A spore, or fluted pastry wheel, is a kitchen tool with a toothed wheel that cuts the dough with a wavy, fluted edge.

Equipment for this dish

Stand mixer →Erken kneaded and whisked by hand for ages – a stand mixer does the work for you.Engrospris.no

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