Which cheeses are used in the cheese biscuits?

The dough contains 100 g Parmesan or Swiss cheese and 100 g cheddar, in addition to 100 g wheat flour and 100 g butter. For the filling between the biscuits, 50 g butter is mixed with 50 g grated cheese.

Can I make the biscuits ahead of time?

Yes. According to the recipe the biscuits can be made several hours before serving, but they must then be warmed for 3 minutes in a hot oven, since they are to be served warm.

How are the biscuits shaped?

Grated cheese and flour are mixed, and cold butter is worked in. The dough is rolled out thin and the biscuits cut out with a glass, placed on a sheet and baked pale yellow. They are sandwiched two by two with the cheese-and-butter mixture in between.

Where does the recipe come from?

It comes from Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" of 1914, page 25, under hot small dishes.

Cheese Biscuits I (biscuits de fromage)

Cheese Biscuits I from Erken's Stor kokebok (1914): a short-crust pastry of equal parts flour, butter, Parmesan/Swiss cheese and cheddar, rolled thin, cut out and baked pale yellow; the biscuits are sandwiched two by two with a butter-and-cheese filling and served warm.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 25 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Small cheese biscuits were among the hot "small dishes" served with wine or soup in party life. Erken gives several variants in Stor kokebok (1914); this first one uses equal parts flour, butter and two kinds of cheese.

How to make it

1
Make the dough
Mix the grated cheese and flour. Work the cold butter into the mixture to form a cohesive dough.
2
Roll and cut out
Roll the dough out thin and cut out round biscuits with a glass.
3
Bake
Place the biscuits on a baking sheet and bake them pale yellow, about 8–10 minutes at 200 °C (390 °F).
4
Fill
Stir together 50 g butter and 50 g grated cheese and sandwich the biscuits two by two with the filling in between.
5
Serve
Serve the biscuits warm. They can be made several hours in advance and warmed for 3 minutes in a hot oven before serving.

Changes from the original

Measures have been kept in grams. "Schweizerost" is given as Swiss cheese (Gruyère or similar). The OCR error "vannes" has been corrected to "varmes" (warmed). An oven temperature (200 °C (390 °F)) and baking time have been added as a guide, since the original only says "hot oven".

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From1914 1949 Modernised

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 34)~86% of the text changedremovedadded

~~100 g hvetemel. 100 g parmesan eller sveitserost (revet). 100 g~~ (Biscuits de fromage.) ioo gr. hvetemel xoo gr. schweizerost ioo gr. cheddar ~~(revet). 100 g smør (kaldt). 50 g smør (til fyllet, romtemperert). 50 g revet ost (til fyllet). Bland revet~~ ioo gr. smør. Den revne ost og ~~mel. Bank det kalde~~ melet blandes, smøret ~~inn i blandingen til en samlet deig.. Kjevle deigen~~ bankes koldt i. Deigen kjevles tynt ~~ut og stikk~~ ut, stikkes ut ~~runde kjeks~~ med ~~et glass.. Legg kjeksene~~ rundt jern. Legges på ~~stekeplate~~ plate og ~~stek dem lysegule, ca. 8–10 minutter ved 200 °C.. Rør~~ stekes lysegule. 2 og 2 kjeks legges sammen med en blanding av 50 g gr. smør og 50 ~~g revet~~ gr. reven ost ~~og legg to og to kjeks sammen med fyllet imellom.. Server kjeksene~~ på smurt mellem kjeksene. Serveres varme. De Kjeksene kan ~~lages~~ tillages flere timer ~~i forveien og~~ før de skal serveres, men varmes da 3 minutter i varm ~~ovn før servering.~~ ovn.

Note on Modernised

Mål er beholdt i gram. «Schweizerost» er angitt som sveitserost (gruyère el.l.). OCR-feilen «vannes» er rettet til «varmes». Ovnstemperatur (200 °C) og steketid er lagt til som veiledning, da originalen bare sier «varm ovn».

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Frequently asked questions

Which cheeses are used in the cheese biscuits?: The dough contains 100 g Parmesan or Swiss cheese and 100 g cheddar, in addition to 100 g wheat flour and 100 g butter. For the filling between the biscuits, 50 g butter is mixed with 50 g grated cheese.
Can I make the biscuits ahead of time?: Yes. According to the recipe the biscuits can be made several hours before serving, but they must then be warmed for 3 minutes in a hot oven, since they are to be served warm.
How are the biscuits shaped?: Grated cheese and flour are mixed, and cold butter is worked in. The dough is rolled out thin and the biscuits cut out with a glass, placed on a sheet and baked pale yellow. They are sandwiched two by two with the cheese-and-butter mixture in between.
Where does the recipe come from?: It comes from Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" of 1914, page 25, under hot small dishes.

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