Posted on 12/09/2015 5:23:20 PM PST by Jamestown1630
Ok, here’s my very simple, mild fruitcake recipe:
3/4 c red candied cherries, cut in half
3/4 c green candied cherries, cut in half
1 c red and green and gold candied pineapple, cut in half
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup flour
1 c sugar
1/2 c butter
2 eggs
1/4 c dry sherry
1 c sour cream
2 c flour
1/2 t soda
1/2 t salt
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 9x5 loaf pan. Combine fruits and nuts with 1/2 flour. Set aside.
Cream sugar, butter; add eggs, sour cream, sherry, soda, salt, and the 2 cups flour. Blend at low speed, then beat 4 min on med speed. Gently fold in fruit mixture. Bake 90 min, or until golden and toothpick comes out clean. Cool 15 min in pan. Remove and cool on rack. You may top with thin icing, if desired.
This is also good warm, or toasted with butter.
They have it on Amazon, too.
They’d be nice for a party, but I’m wondering how far in advance you can fill them. Do they turn out very crispy?
-JT
Living in an area with strong Scandinavian roots (the local coffee house even serves krunzekaka), I have never seen Krumkaka filled with anything. They are always served as just a delicate cone shaped cookie. It’s only when I looked up the recipe online that at I saw they could be filled. I’m not sure how it could work though. They are fairly crumbly and any filling that was at all moist would dissolve the Krumkaka. We had friends who found that out :-).They moved here from Georgia and someone at church gave them a box of Krumkaka for their first Christmas in Minnesota. They had no idea what it was or what to do with it-tried filling it with a few things, nothing but mush!
LOL!
Well, they’re pretty enough just plain.
-JT
Thanks. Added that to my Christmas list for hubby.
That fruitcake looks delicious!
Slightly off-topic, does anyone know of a good hand mixer? The one I have “crumbles” instead of “creams” butter and sugar.
Are they always rolled into a cone, or are they sometimes served flat like Pizzelle?
-JT
I don’t use a hand mixer much, and have an old cheap one that’s adequate; but I believe that the Cooks Illustrated recommendation is a Cuisinart...
-JT
There is nothing better with a hot cup of coffee.
Oooh! I looked that up, and it looks wonderful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroopwafel
Does it use a special iron? the waffles look very thin.
-JT
Would this do? I’m wondering if it would make them thin enough:
-JT
Not thin enough. A Pizzelle press would do.
Thanks! They’re pretty, and I like ‘presentation’ for parties :-)
-JT
Always a cone.
Thanks for the tip!
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HOW TO: on work surface, place a medium gauge wire that has been bent into the shape you want. evry 4-5 inches tie on pipe cleaners or bread wrapper ties. Leave ties open at the top. Now lay on a length of red-striped deco-mesh and tie it on--double over at the ends.
To finish: weave in and out some candy stripe ribbon...tie on Christmassy trinkets.
NOTE: if you're into county or vintage, make this w/ natural or red wide burlap ribbon w/ a homespun bow.
Might look like this.
Here’s a video showing how they go together:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwC25eZtNLw
I’ve never seen this done before; I think you could probably do some really nice wedding decoration with it, too.
-JT
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