Swedish Spice Cutouts Recipes

SWEDISH SPICE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, corn syrup and molasses. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 4-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Top with almonds if desired or leave plain. , Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Frost plain cookies if desired.

SPICED CUTOUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the molasses and egg. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the orange juice. Then stir in the orange zest.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with cookie cutters, and place them on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, edges should be slightly browned. Cool cookies on wire racks.

SWEDISH SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir flour, baking powder, salt, 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
• In a large mixer bowl at medium speed, beat 1 cup of the sugar and butter until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• At low speed, beat in flour mixture until well blended.
• Divide dough into three portions.
• Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• In a small bowl, stir remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough at a time to about 1/4-inch thickness.
• Dip cutters in flour and cut cookies, place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.
• Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until edges are light brown.
• Cool cookies on wire racks, store in an airtight container.

KRYDDKAKA - SWEDISH SPICE CAKE - TRADITIONAL RECIPE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat eggs until very light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually while beating.
• Sift together flour, spices and baking powder. Fold this into the egg mixture gently, so as not to deflate eggs.
• In a small saucepan, heat butter and water over low heat until butter has melted. Once butter melts, bring to a boil and add while still boiling hot to the batter (first mixture). Combine thoroughly.
• Butter a 7 3/4 inch tube pan and sprinkle evenly with the bread crumbs. Pour cake batter into pan.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Serve unfrosted or dusted with icing sugar.

SWEDISH SPARERIBS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the pepper, sugar, salt and allspice. Sprinkle the spice mixture generously over each rib.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, but be careful not to burn. Brown ribs on all sides in the butter. Pour in the beef broth, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, or until ribs are fork tender. Do not remove the lid from the skillet during cooking.