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Kransekage with Nuts
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A traditional Danish sweet, Kransekage with nuts is a culinary masterpiece presented as a tower of almond cakes adorned with nuts.
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⏱️ 30 min prep + 15 min cottura · 8 porzioni · media
Ingredients
- 100 g of flour
- 100 g of sugar
- 50 g of butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 packet of baking powder
- 1 tablespoon of rum
- 100 g of nuts, chopped
- 1 tablespoon of oil for frying
- Granulated sugar for decorating
- 1 tablespoon of water for the sugar syrup
- 1 tablespoon of rum for the sugar syrup
Method
- In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, and baking powder.
- Add the eggs, butter, and rum, mixing well until you get a homogeneous dough.
- Fry the dough in small slices with a little oil, then let it cool down.
- Stack the almond cakes in order of size, decorating with nut pieces.
- In a bowl, mix the sugar with water and rum, bringing to a boil to make the sugar syrup.
- Decorate the tower with the sugar syrup and serve.
The story
Kransekage is a traditional Danish sweet from the Aalborg region, dating back to Christmas and wedding celebrations. Its tower shape and nut decorations make it a culinary masterpiece.
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