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Rusks

Rusks from Erken & Steen (1900): a sweet wheat dough (1 kg flour, milk, 200 g butter, 160 g sugar, 50 g yeast) laid out in 6 strips, pre-baked about 20 min, cooled, cut up and dried in a low oven. Makes about 190 crisp rusks for about kr. 1.00.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken & Caroline Steen, Kogebog for skole og hjem, 1900-utg. s. 274 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Kavringer – tørkede, sprø brødskiver – fra kapitlet «Om brødbagning» (1900). Metoden er totrinns: en søt hvetedeig forstekes i strimler, skjæres opp og tørkes ved lav varme. Én omgang gir ifølge Erken ca. 190 kavringer. Oppskriften har ingen prisliste, kun ingredienser.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make wheat dough

    Make a dough as for ordinary wheat bread of flour, lukewarm milk, butter, sugar and yeast, and work it well.

  2. 2

    Shape strips

    Lay the dough in 6 long strips on 1–2 baking sheets.

  3. 3

    Pre-bake

    Bake the strips about 20 minutes in a hot oven (approx. 200 °C (390 °F)). Take them out and let them cool.

  4. 4

    Cut up

    Cut the cooled strips into neat, oblong rusks.

  5. 5

    Dry

    Put the rusks into a gently warmed oven (approx. 100 °C (210 °F)) to dry until they are crisp.

Changes from the original

«⅔ l. melk» omregnet til ca. 6,7 dl. Gjærmengde (50 g fersk) beholdt med tørrgjær-ekvivalent. Steke- og tørketemperaturer (ca. 200 °C (390 °F) / 100 °C (210 °F)) lagt til. cost_1900 gjengir bokens sluttmerknad «ca. kr. 1.00» for ca. 190 kavringer.

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Frequently asked questions

Why are the rusks baked twice?
First the dough strips are pre-baked, then they are cut up and dried at low heat. The double treatment makes the rusks crisp and long-keeping.
How many rusks does the recipe make?
Erken gives about 190 rusks from one batch of dough, at a period cost of about 1 krone.

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