Kavring Rusks - Sweet Pastries

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Sweet_Love
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  • Total Time 40 min Ico-add
  • Yield 1 Batch
  • Level Easy

Kavring rusks are a small pastry that is found in virtually every Swedish smorgasbord. They are small dinner rolls that are par baked, sliced in half, then baked again.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 5 3/4 cups flour
  • 10 cardamom seeds, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. 2. Cream butter and sugar; add slightly beaten egg and the milk.
  3. 3. Sift together the baking soda, flour, cardamom seeds and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients but stir as little as possible.
  4. 4. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and shape into small buns.
  5. 5. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, cut each roll in half and return to oven. Lower the oven temperature to 200 degrees F and bake until lightly brown.
  6. 6. These rusks are delicious when served with hot fruit compote.