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Zebra biscuits

Zebra biscuits: a butter dough is split in two, one half coloured with cocoa, the two are laid on each other and rolled up, rolled in almonds, chilled and cut into slices that are baked. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 640.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 640 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Small biscuits where the pale and dark dough give a striped pattern in each slice. The text gives no baking time or temperature.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the dough

    Wash the butter and stir it with the sugar. Add flour and egg and work the dough smooth. Divide in two.

  2. 2

    Colour one half

    Work the cocoa into one half.

  3. 3

    Roll up

    Work the two doughs into oblong rectangles, lay them neatly on each other and roll up like a Swiss roll.

  4. 4

    Roll in almonds

    Roll the roll in chopped almonds and chill.

  5. 5

    Slice and bake

    Cut into slices and bake.

Changes from the original

'Vaskes ut' is kept as washing the butter. No temperature or time has been added.

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1949 (proofread, p. 640) → Modernised~81% of the text changedremovedadded
200 gr. g smør (vaskes ut). 200 gr. mel g hvetemel. 100 gr. sukker g sukker. 1 egg stk egg. 2 spiseskjeer ss kakao mandler. Smøret vaskes ut, røres (til den ene halvdelen). mandler (hakkede, til å rulle i). Vask smøret ut og rør det med sukkeret, tilsettes sukkeret. Tilsett mel og egg, arbeides jevn, deles egg og arbeid deigen jevn. Del den i to. Kakaoen tilsettes to.. Arbeid kakaoen inn i den ene halvpart. Deigene arbeides til halvdelen.. Arbeid de to deigene til avlange firkanter som legges firkanter, legg dem pent på oppå hverandre og rulles rull som swissroll. Rulles en rullekake.. Rull rullen i hakkede mandler, settes koldt mandler og skjæres op sett den kaldt.. Skjær i skiver, stekes. skiver og stek.

Note on Modernised

«Vaskes ut» er beholdt som å vaske smøret. Ingen temperatur eller tid er lagt til.

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Frequently asked questions

Why are they called zebra biscuits?
The pale and dark doughs are rolled together and give a striped pattern in the slices.
How long are they baked?
No baking time is given in the book.

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