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Sun cakes: flour and margarine are rubbed together, mixed with sugar, baking powder, egg and sour milk, rolled finger-thick, cut into rounds and baked light brown, served with butter. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 642.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 642 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A quick yeast-free bake reminiscent of scones. Served with butter.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Rub in and mix

    Rub flour and margarine together. Add sugar and baking powder and stir in the beaten egg and sour milk.

  2. 2

    Roll out

    Work the dough quickly on the board. Roll it out finger-thick.

  3. 3

    Cut and bake

    Cut out with a round, floured cutter. Bake light brown.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Serve with butter.

Changes from the original

The amount of egg is unclear in the original and is not quantified. '1¼ del.' is read as 1.25 dl. No oven temperature or baking time is given.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 642)~79% of the text changedremovedadded
Ingredienser: 250 g hvetemel. gr. hvetemel 80 g margarin. gr. margarin 40 g sukker. gr. sukker ⅜ egg (mengden er uklar i originalen (står «⅜ egg»); sammenvispet). 1,25 dl surmelk. 1¼ del. surmelk 1 ts bakepulver. smør (til servering). Smuldre mel teskje bakepulver Fremgangsmåte: Mel og margarin. Tilsett margarin smuldres, tilsettes sukker og bakepulver og rør inn bakepulver, irøres det sammenvispede egget egg og surmelken.. Arbeid deigen raskt melk. Arbeides hurtig på bakebordet. Kjevle den bakebordet, kjevles ut fingertykk.. Stikk fingertykt, stikkes ut med et rundt, melet jern. Stek lysebrune.. Server Stekes lysebrune. Serveres med smør.

Note on Modernised

Eggemengden er uklar i originalen og er ikke tallfestet. «1¼ del.» er tolket som 1,25 dl. Ovnstemperatur og steketid er ikke oppgitt.

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Frequently asked questions

How thick should the dough be rolled?
Finger-thick, about 1 cm.
What are they served with?
Butter.

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