Norwegian Tosca Squares Toscabakelser Recipes

SCANDINAVIAN ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and almond extract; mix until fluffy. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.
• Divide dough into 4 pieces, and roll each one into a log about 12 inches long. Place 2 logs per cookie sheet 4 to 5 inches apart. Flatten each roll by hand until it is about 3 inches wide. Brush flattened roll with milk and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
• Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. While the cookies are still warm, cut them crosswise at a diagonal, into slices about 1 inch wide. When cool, drizzle with almond icing.
• Almond icing: In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle over the cookies.

NORWEGIAN TOSCA SQUARES (TOSCABAKELSER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Butter a 9-inch square baking pan
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugar until smooth. Blend in the egg yolk and flour until the dough forms.
• Press into the baking pan evenly and build up the edges about 1/2 inch. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop the almonds in the food processor or in a food chopper. Blend the almonds with the butter and sugar.
• Beat in the egg and the egg white until fluffy.
• Fold into the butter and almond mixture.
• Pour into the partially baked crust. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until the filling is set.
• To make the topping, melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the sugar, almonds, flour, and milk. Heat, stirring until thickened. Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Spread the mixture over the baked cake. Cool and cut into squares. Makes 16 squares.

TOSCA CAKE (NORWEGIAN TOSCAKAKE)

Steps:

• Cake Melt butter and set aside to cool. Whisk eggs and sugar until light yellow and fluffy. Add flour and the melted butter. Pour batter into a spring pan (line with baking paper) and bake at 330 degrees F/175 degrees C for about 45 minutes. Insert tooth pick or wooden skewer to make sure it's baked. Keep the cake in the spring pan. Crusting: Chop the almonds. Mix all the ingrediences in a pot and bring to boil. Spread the mixture over the baked cake. Put the cake back into the oven and continue baking, only using top heat, until it looks olden and nice.

FATTIGMANS BAKKELSER(NORWEGIAN FRIED COOKIES)

Steps:

• In mixer bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar for about 10 minutes or until very thick and lemon colored.
• Stir in cream, cognac, cardamom and lemon peel.
• Mix in enough flour to make a stiff dough, cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
• Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees.
• Divide dough in half and roll very thin 1/8 to 1/16 thick on well floured board.
• Cut dough into 4x2 inch diamonds, cut slit about 1 inch in center and draw long point of diamond through slit and curl back in opposite direction.
• Fry in deep fryer about 15 seconds on each side or until light brown.
• Drain and store in airtight container.
• Before serving sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• *Selfrising flour can be used in this recipe.