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Vienna ring

Vienna ring: yeast dough with butter worked like puff pastry, filled with ground almonds, egg white and sugar, proved for 2 hours and baked for 15-20 minutes. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 628.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 628 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A ring with an almond filling in a laminated dough, found among the coffee breads in the baking chapter.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the dough

    Mix flour, milk, sugar, yeast, cardamom and egg. Work in the butter as for puff pastry.

  2. 2

    Make the filling

    Mix blanched, ground almonds with half-whisked egg whites and icing sugar or sugar.

  3. 3

    Fill and shape

    Fill the dough with the almond mixture and shape it into a ring on a greased tray. Leave to prove for about 2 hours.

  4. 4

    Glaze and bake

    Brush the ring, sprinkle with thinly sliced almonds and sugar, and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Changes from the original

The amount of egg is unclear in the original and is not quantified. No oven temperature is given and none was added; icing sugar/sugar is set to the midpoint of 125 g.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 628)~84% of the text changedremovedadded
300 g hvetemel. gr. mel 2 dl kald melk. del. kold melk 35 g sukker. gr. sukker 35 g gjær. 0,5 ts kardemomme. gr. gjær 1/2 teskje kardemomme 1/4 egg (mengden er uklar i originalen (står «¼ egg»)). 120 g gr. smør (arbeides inn som i butterdeig). Fyll: 200 g mandler (skålt og malt, til fyll). 2 stk eggehviter (halvvispede, til fyll). 125 g melis eller sukker (100–150 g, til fyll). finskårne mandler og sukker (til å drysse over). Rør sammen mel, melk, sukker, gjær, kardemomme gr. mandler, skåldede og egg. Arbeid inn smøret som i butterdeig.. Bland skåldede, malte mandler med 2 eggehviter, halvvispede eggehviter og 100–150 gr. melis eller sukker.. Fyll deigen sukker. Deigen arbeides som butterdeig, fylles med mandelmassen og form den til en kringle heves på smurt plate. La den heve i plate ca. 2 timer.. Pensle kringla, dryss over timer. Pensles, drysses med finskårne mandler og sukker, sukker og stek i stekes ca. 15–20 minutter. min.

Note on Modernised

Mengden egg er uklar i originalen og er ikke tallfestet. Ovnstemperatur er ikke oppgitt og er ikke lagt til; melis/sukker er satt til midtverdien 125 g.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the ring prove?
About 2 hours on a greased tray.
How long is it baked?
About 15-20 minutes.

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