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Marrow pasties (small pasties with almond filling)

Marrow pasties from Erken 1914: a puff-pastry-like dough of 250 g flour, 1/4 dl cognac, 1 1/4 dl water, 1 egg and 250 g butter is pressed into small molds, filled with almond filling of 250 g sweet and 10 g bitter almonds, 375 g confectioners' sugar and 8 stiffly beaten egg whites, garnished with dough strips in a cross and baked about 30 minutes in a hot oven.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 525 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Small pasties in tin molds with a puff-pastry-like base and airy almond filling, garnished with dough strips in a cross — a typical party pastry in Erken's dessert chapter. The recipe begins on page 525 and continues on page 526.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the dough

    Mix the flour with the cognac, water and the egg. Knead in the cold butter to a smooth dough, and let it rest cold for a while.

  2. 2

    Line the molds

    Roll out the dough and line small tin or tartlet molds with it — not too thin. Set a little dough aside for garnish.

  3. 3

    Almond filling

    Whip the egg whites completely stiff and stir in the confectioners' sugar and the blanched, finely ground sweet and bitter almonds.

  4. 4

    Fill

    Place a generous teaspoon of almond filling in each mold.

  5. 5

    Garnish with dough strips

    Roll out the rest of the dough, cut it into narrow strips and lay them in a cross over the filling.

  6. 6

    Bake

    Bake the pasties in a hot oven (about 220 °C (430 °F)) for about 30 minutes, until they are golden brown.

Changes from the original

Quantity indications where the OCR lacked the fraction line have been interpreted as 1/4 kg flour, 1/4 kg butter, 1/4 dl cognac and 1 1/4 dl water. "Blikformer" has been modernized to small muffin or tartlet molds, and the baking temperature is given in degrees.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 609)~90% of the text changedremovedadded
250 g hvetemel. 0,25 dl konjakk. 1,25 dl vann (kaldt). ½ kg. hvetemel 1 stk egg. 250 g egg ½ dd. konjakk 1¼ dd. vann ½ kg. smør (kaldt). 250 g gr. søte mandler (til mandelrøren, skåldet og finstøtt). 10 g gr. bitre mandler (skåldet og finstøtt). 375 g melis (flormelis). gr. sukker (flormelis) 8 stk eggehviter. Bland melet med konjakk, vann eggwhiter. Mel, sukker, egget og egget. Elt inn det kalde smøret hjortetakksaltet eltes sammen, iblandes smør og rom; arbeides til en jevn deig, deig. ⅓ av smøret smuldres med melet og la den hvile kaldt en stund.. Kjevle ut deigen tilsettes vannet litt efter litt; resten av smøret bankes i med kjævlet. Utkjevles ganske tynt, og kle små blikk- eller tartelettformer former klædes med den — ikke for tynt. Sett litt deig til side til pynt.. Visp eggehvitene helt stive denne deig; fylles med 1—1½ teskje av ovenstående krem, og rør inn melisen ovenpå denne igjen legges et lag av følgende deig: Kakene kan også overstrykes med lys glasur; da røres kun sukkeret og de skåldede, finstøtte søte vannet sammen, og bitre mandlene.. Legg en god teskje mandelrøre der tilsettes som smak vanilje eller sitronjsaft. Eggeplommene røres med sukker 10 minutter; den kokende melk helles heri litt efter litt under stadig omrøren. Has i hver form.. Kjevle ut resten gryte, gis et opkok under stadig omrøren, tas av deigen, skjær varmen, tilsettes den i smale strimler med koldt vann avskylte gelatin og legg dem i kors over fyllet.. Stek pasteiene i det kolde smør; røres godt varm ovn (ca. 220 °C) jevn. — Kremen fylles godt avkjølet i omtrent 30 minutter, til de er gyllenbrune. kakene, der overstrykes med sjokoladeglasur.

Note on Modernised

Mengdeangivelser der OCR-en manglet brøkstrek er tolket som 1/4 kg mel, 1/4 kg smør, 1/4 dl konjakk og 1 1/4 dl vann. «Blikformer» er modernisert til små muffins- eller tartelettformer, og steketemperatur er angitt i grader.

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Frequently asked questions

What kind of dough is used for the marrow pasties?
A butter dough of 1/4 kg wheat flour, 1/4 dl cognac, 1 1/4 dl water and 1 egg, into which 1/4 kg butter is kneaded. The dough is pressed into small tin molds – not too thin.
How do I make the almond filling?
Whip 8 egg whites completely stiff, stir in 375 g sugar (confectioners' sugar) and 250 g blanched, finely ground sweet almonds along with 10 g bitter almonds. Place a generous teaspoon in each mold.
How long and at what heat are they baked?
In a hot oven for about 1/2 hour. The recipe makes about 24 small pasties, and the total working and baking time is around 2 hours.
What are the stripes on top?
A little of the dough is rolled out, cut into narrow strips and laid in a cross over the almond filling before baking.

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