Flavorful Krumkake Recipe

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From an old-fashioned krumkake iron to an electric krumkake maker, a classic krumkake recipe to flavorful delights, these traditional Scandinavian cookies are a hit during the holidays. Now, with an easy-to-use krumkake iron and an innovative krumkake recipe, this delicate wafer cookie can be a treat at any time!

Basic Krumkake Recipe with Variations

Servings

Makes approx. 60 krumkake.

Description

A sample krumkake recipe from the Villaware Krumkake Maker instruction booklet.

Krumkake are light and crisp. Serve them plain or dusted with powdered sugar. Also, they can be easily shaped while still hot off the iron and formed into a cone, cylinder, or even a cup, and filled with whipped cream or even ice cream or any other filling. To keep them crisp, store them in an airtight container.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup (approx. 1 stick or 1/2 pound) butter or margarine, melted and cooled
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seed

Minimum-required Tools

  • krumkake iron
  • measuring cup and spoons
  • whisk or hand mixer
  • small sauce pan
  • large mixing bowl and spoon
  • spoon for dough

Directions

Beat eggs and sugar, but do not over beat. Add cooled melted butter or margarine, vanilla extract, and cardamom seed.

Sift flour and corn starch; add to egg mixture.

Batter will have a dough-like consistency. Use a spoon to place batter on krumkake maker grid, slightly behind the center of the center of the pattern; when the krumkake iron lid closes, it will push the dough forward slightly.

Variations

Chocolate Krumkake Recipe

Ingredients: Additions
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons sugar

Add cocoa and sugar to the basic krumkake recipe.

If desired, you may substitute chocolate flavoring instead of the vanilla and cardamom flavorings.

Swirl Krumkake Recipe

Make one basic krumkake recipe and set aside.

Make one chocolate krumkake recipe. Optionally, add three drops of red food coloring to the chocolate recipe batter.

Drop 1/2 teaspoon of basic batter and another 1/2 teaspoon of chocolate batter onto the center of each krumkake maker grid pattern.

Almond Krumkake Recipe

Ingredients: Substitutions
  • 1 tablespoon almond extract or 2 tablespoons Amaretto
    • replaces vanilla extract and cardamom flavoring
Ingredients: Additions
  • 1 cup finely chopped or ground almonds