Smultringer

This is the Norwegian style doughnut made for Christmas in Norway and also one of the cakes that belongs to the ”seven kinds” that you are supposed to have on your coffee table.

Ingredients:

4 eggs

250 gr sugar

1 dl whipped cream

100 gr butter

1 tsp lemon zest

¼ tsp ground cardamom

1 tsp horn salt

500 gr flour

Directions:

Whisk egg and sugar white and fluffy.

Add the whipped cream and the melted cooled off butter.

Add the lemon zest and horn salt.

Mix all the ingredients together. Add the flour and mix thoroughly.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator.

Making the Smultringer:

Roll the dough with a roller on the table to a thickness of about 4 mm. Cut the doughnuts with a doughnut cutter (round with a small hole in the middle).

Fry the Smultringer in oil or coconut fat until golden brown. Take out and cool of on baking paper. The Smultringer can be stored in a cake box or better in the freezer.

To serve they can be served plain or heat them a little and roll in sugar. You can even sprinkle with icing sugar through a sieve or even serve with icing like American doughnuts. However, traditionally in Norway they are served plain.