What is fløyelsgrøt (velvet porridge)?

It is a simple milk porridge made like a butter roux: 175 g butter is melted, 250 g flour is sifted in through a colander, and it is thinned with about 2 liters of boiling milk. The porridge cooks 5 minutes and is salted with 2 teaspoons of salt. The recipe is from Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), p. 71.

How long should the porridge cook?

Only 5 minutes after the milk is added. The total time, including melting the butter and heating the milk, is about 20 minutes.

Why should the flour be sifted through a colander?

To distribute the flour evenly in the melted butter and avoid lumps in the porridge. Use boiling milk for thinning, and add it little by little while stirring.

How many servings does the recipe make?

The quantities (250 g flour and about 2 liters of milk) are calculated for 6 servings.

Velvet Porridge

Name: Velvet Porridge
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 175 g butter; 250 g all-purpose flour; 2 l milk (boiling); 2 tsp salt (to taste)

Velvet porridge (fløyelsgrøt) from 1914: 175 g butter is melted, 250 g flour is sifted in, thinned with about 2 l boiling milk, cooked 5 minutes, and salted.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 71 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

"Fløielsgrøt" was a buttery porridge considered fine and smooth — the name refers to its velvet-soft consistency.

How to make it

1
Melt the butter
Melt the butter in a pot.
2
Sprinkle in the flour
Sift the flour into the melted butter while stirring.
3
Thin and cook
Thin with the boiling milk little by little and let the porridge cook 5 minutes, stirring.
4
Salt
Season with salt and serve hot.

Changes from the original

Measurements kept, but with modernized spelling in the ingredient list. The flour is sifted through a sieve instead of a colander.

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Fra1914 1949 Modernisert

Til1914 1949 Modernisert

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 71) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 85)~30% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

175 gr. smør 250 gr. hvetemel ca. 2 l. 1. melk 2 ~~teskeer~~ teskjeer salt. ~~Smørret~~ Smøret smeltes, idrysses melet ~~gjennem~~ giennem dørslag, ~~spædes~~ spees med den kokende melk; koker 5 minutter. Saltes.

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What is fløyelsgrøt (velvet porridge)?: It is a simple milk porridge made like a butter roux: 175 g butter is melted, 250 g flour is sifted in through a colander, and it is thinned with about 2 liters of boiling milk. The porridge cooks 5 minutes and is salted with 2 teaspoons of salt. The recipe is from Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914), p. 71.
How long should the porridge cook?: Only 5 minutes after the milk is added. The total time, including melting the butter and heating the milk, is about 20 minutes.
Why should the flour be sifted through a colander?: To distribute the flour evenly in the melted butter and avoid lumps in the porridge. Use boiling milk for thinning, and add it little by little while stirring.
How many servings does the recipe make?: The quantities (250 g flour and about 2 liters of milk) are calculated for 6 servings.

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