Swedish Apple Nut Strip Recipes

MOM'S SWEDISH STRIPS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and salt, mix well. Add flour and combine. Place cookie batter on an ungreased 12"x15" cookie sheet and roll with a rolling pin to 1/4" thickness. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. While cookie is hot, spread thinly with jam and dust with icing sugar. Sprinkle with nuts. Press nuts gently into cookie to stick. Cut immediately into 1"x3" strips.

SWEDISH DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Add the potatoes, buttermilk, butter and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger; gradually add to egg mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. , Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Roll warm doughnuts in sugar if desired.

EASY SWEDISH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Toss apples with 1 tablespoon of sugar, and pour them into a pie plate. Thoroughly mix together 1 cup of sugar with the flour, cinnamon, butter, and egg. Spread this evenly over the top of the pie.
• Bake in preheated oven until the apples have cooked and the topping is golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes.

SWEDISH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F Spray a pie plate with non-stick spray and fill pie plate 3/4 full with sliced apples. Sprinkle apples with 1 Tablespoon white sugar and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, 1 cup sugar, salt, egg, flour, almond extract & pecans. Mix well. Spread egg mixture over apples gently. Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until crust is golden. Can be served warm or cold with whipped cream or ice cream.

SWEDISH NUTS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks begin to form. Add sugar, salt and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form and turn glossy. Fold in nuts and coat well with the egg white mixture.
• Melt butter in a 9x13 inch baking pan by placing pan in the oven. Evenly spread coated nuts over melted butter in pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, stirring and turning nuts about every 8 minutes, or until butter no longer remains in pan. Place hot nuts on foil and allow to cool. May be stored in an airtight container for several weeks!

SWEDISH CREAM APPLE RINGS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add the yeast mixture, cream, milk and egg yolks; stir until mixture forms a soft dough. Cover and refrigerate overnight., In a small bowl, combine the filling ingredients. Punch down dough; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 portion into a 13x7-in. rectangle. Sprinkle with half of filling., Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Pinch seam to seal. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet; pinch ends together to form a ring. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Cover and let rise in a warm place, about 45 minutes., Bake at 375° until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm rings.

SWEDISH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shortening.
• Add egg and salt.
• Combine with flour, spices, and soda.
• Mix in apples and nuts last.
• Pour in greased 9X13" pan.
• Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Spread topping at once over hot cake. It will seem like you don't have enough topping, but just use a fork and knife to spread little chunks all over the cake. Trust me! It's plenty!
• Return to oven for about 15 minutes.

SWEDISH NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. Grease 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix egg white and pecan halves until pecans are coated and sticky.
• In small bowl, mix sugar and cardamom; sprinkle over pecans. Stir until pecans are completely coated. Spread pecans in single layer in pan.
• Bake about 30 minutes or until toasted. Cool completely, or serve slightly warm. Store tightly covered up to 3 weeks.

SWEDISH APPLE NUT STRIP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In bowl, mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar and salt; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Stir in egg; form dough into a ball.
• Cover; chill for 15 minutes.
• Divide dough in half.
• On lightly greased baking sheet, shape each half into a 10X2- inch rectangle.
• Make a 1-inch wide indentation down the center length of each rectangle; fill each with 1/2 cup of applesauce.
• Mix remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, walnuts and cinnamon; sprinkle on dough along sides of applesauce filling.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Cool slightly on wire rack.
• Cut into 1-inch diagonal slices.
• Cool completely.
• Store in airtight container.