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| Type | Biscuit |
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| Place of origin | Norway |
| Main ingredients | Flour, butter, eggs, sugar, cream |
Krumkake (Norwegian: [ˈkrʊ̀mˌkɑːkə]; meaning 'curved cake'; pl.: krumkaker) is a Norwegian waffle cookie[1] made of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, and cream.[2]
A special decorative two-sided iron griddle similar to a waffle iron is traditionally used to bake the thin round cakes, similar to Italian pizzelle and cannoli. Older irons are used over the stove, but modern electric irons offer the convenience of nonstick surfaces, automatic timing, and multiple cakes per batch. While hot, the 13–20 cm (5.1–7.9 in) krumkaker are rolled into small cones around a wooden or plastic cone form. Krumkaker can be eaten plain or filled with whipped cream (often multekrem) or other fillings.
These biscuits are popular not only in Norway but due to contributions of Norwegian immigrants and their descendants they are found in the cuisines of New England and the American Midwest. Krumkaker are traditionally made in preparation for Christmas, along with other cookies of Nordic origin including sandbakelse and rosettes.[citation needed] They offer a sweet dessert after the traditional Christmas Eve dinner.
In Germany, the cookies are commonly filled with sweet stuffings. They are also used as a type of ice cream cone.[citation needed]
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Krumkake just off the hot iron, being shaped on a conical rolling pin -
Electric krumkake iron and wooden krumkake rollers -
19th century krumkake iron decorated with national coat of arms -
Videoclip: baking a krumkake
- ^ Aase Strømstad: Mat på norsk. Tradisjonsrike retter fra hele landet, Aschehoug forlag 1985, side 98, ISBN 82-03-11408-3
- ^ Krumkaker av byggmel - på matoppskrift.no