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Coffee Rings

Coffee rings from Erken 1914: small molded cakes of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour with currants, finely julienned orange peel, and a few drops of lemon, baked light golden brown in small tin molds for 15-20 minutes.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 562 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Coffee rings are small molded cakes with currants and orange peel, meant to go with coffee. Erken stresses that all the white on the orange peel must be cut away, or the cakes turn bitter.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cream butter and sugar

    Cream butter and sugar until white.

  2. 2

    Add eggs and flour

    Add the eggs and the sifted flour alternately, a little at a time.

  3. 3

    Mix in fruit and flavoring

    Stir in the washed currants, the finely julienned orange peel, the lemon essence, and finally the baking powder stirred into a little of the flour.

  4. 4

    Fill the molds

    Distribute the batter into small, greased tin molds (fill them two-thirds full).

  5. 5

    Bake

    Bake the cakes light golden brown at about 180 °C (355 °F) for 15-20 minutes. Let them cool in the molds a few minutes before turning them out.

Changes from the original

Measurements are kept in grams, but spoons are converted to modern tablespoon/teaspoon. Drops of lemon are replaced with lemon essence / finely grated lemon zest. Baking temperature (about 180 °C (355 °F)) is given where the original says "moderately hot oven."

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Til19141949Modernisert
1914 (korrekturlest, s. 562) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 654)~90% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
Ingredienser: 150 gr. sukker 50 gr. smør 3 egg 120 gr. sukker 120 gr. korinter 60 gr. appelsinskal 175 gr. hvetemel 3 citrondraaper 1 dl. melk 1 strøken spiseske bakepulver. Smørret og sukkeret røres hvitt, eggene og det sigtede hvetemel tilsættes vekselvis; nu haves de vaskede korinter, det i ganske fine, smaa strimler skaarne appelsinskal, spiseskje bakepulver ½ teskje kanel ½ — alt salt 400 gr. hvetemel. Fremgangsmåte: Smøret røres hvitt maa være fjernet —, citrondraaperne, samt med halvparten av sukkeret. Eggene vispes ½ time med resten av sukkeret, tilsettes krydderier, melk, bakepulveret, utrørt i litt av hvetemelet, i. Røren haves melet; begge deiger blandes. Kjevles ut ikke for tynt, stikkes ut med jern eller glass til ringer. Kokes i smaa, smurte blikformer, stekes smult lyse gulbrune i middels varm ovn i 15—20 minutter. gulbrune. Strøes med sukker.

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Frequently asked questions

How long and at what heat should the coffee rings be baked?
They are baked 15-20 minutes in a moderately hot oven, until they are light golden brown. The batter is filled into small, greased tin molds.
How do I prepare the orange peel?
The peel is cut into quite fine, small strips, and all the white (the bitter pith) must be removed first.
How is the baking powder mixed in?
The baking powder - one level tablespoon - is stirred into a little of the wheat flour and added at the very end, together with the currants, orange peel, and drops of lemon.
What is the method for the batter itself?
Butter (50 g) and sugar (120 g) are creamed until white, then the 3 eggs and the sifted wheat flour (175 g) are added alternately, before the rest of the ingredients are mixed in.

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