Friday 3 March 2023

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Healthier & More Nutritious Danish Cinnamon Rolls (Kanelsnegle)

Makes 16 cinnamon rolls 

Ingredients:

Dough:

1. 340g flour
2. 60g graham flour
3. 20g yeast (or 3g dry yeast)
4. 50g honey or sugar
5. 1/2 tsp salt
6. 150ml lukewarm milk
7. 2 eggs (approx. 100g)
8. 100g soft butter
9. 1 tsp cinnamon powder
10. 1 tsp cardamon powder
11. 1 egg for glazing (optional)

Filling:

1. 100g butter
2. 50g dried date paste, honey or sugar
3. 50g brown sugar
4. 2 TBS cinnamon powder

Directions:

1. In an electric mixer, add 20g yeast, 150ml lukewarm milk and mix well.

2 Add 100g butter and mix well.

3. Add 2 eggs and mix well.

4. Add honey/sugar, vanilla powder, cardamon powder, cinnamon powder and salt and mix well.

5. Add 60g graham flour and mix under low speed for sometime i.e. 5 minutes to get the gluten out.

6. Slowly add in the flour and run the mixer for 15 minutes or until you get a well kneaded dough that doesn't stick to your finger, is elastic and easy to work with, but is not dry. It should be completely smooth and separate easily from the mixing bowl. Make sure the dough is kneaded sufficiently. Best using a mixer as the dough needs to be kneaded for a long time.

7. Cover and let the dough rest for four hours at room temperature.

8. Divide the dough into two.

9. Sprinkle some flour on the table top and roll one dough into a square piece of about 5mm thick using a rolling pin.

10. Spread the filling on it.

11. Roll it up.

12. Cut it into 16 pieces of 2cm thick with a sharp knife or string.

13. Place them on a tray laid with a baking sheet.

14. Cover and let it rise for an hour (optional)

15. Brush with egg (optional)

16. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 175 degree Celsius for 15 minutes or until golden.

Additional Information:

C loves cinnamon rolls and always pesters me to get one for her when we are out. After trying out to make pizza rolls, I decided to try to make the cinnamon rolls as well today. Daddy FECS and C gave the thumbs-up. J was away at Teens Group at church, thus he didn't get to try it. I brought them along to the Chinese Bible Study group and they all liked it :-)

If you are in a hurry and can't wait for the dough to rise slowly for four hours in step 6, you can use 25g of yeast and reduce the dough resting time to one hour instead.

If you don't want to add carrot, you need to add 100ml more liquid (milk or yogurt). It is great for lunchboxes too. 

Storage:

You can freeze it down while they are still a little lukewarm. Take them out the night before or a few hours in advance and let them thaw in the fridge or for an hour on the kitchen counter. Spray them with a little water and warm them in a preheated oven at 175 degrees fan for 4-5 minutes or in a toaster.

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Thursday 2 March 2023

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Healthier & More Nutritious Danish Sausage Rolls ( Pølsehorn)



Makes 24 sausage rolls 

Ingredients:

1. 350g flour
2. 150g graham flour
3. 10g yeast (or 3g dry yeast)
4. 1 TBS honey
5. 1/2 tsp salt
6. 100ml lukewarm fresh skimmed milk
7. 50ml natural yogurt 0.1% fat
8. 1 egg
9. 75ml olive oil
10. 2 carrots grated
11. 8 sausages cut into three each
12. 1 egg for glazing (optional)
13. 1 dl sunflower seeds
14. 50g rolled oats
15. 16 tsp ketchup

Directions:

1. In a mixer, add 10g yeast, 100ml lukewarm milk, 1 tablespoon honey and mix well.
2 Add 50ml milk, 50ml yogurt, 75ml olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and one egg and mix well.
3. Add grated carrots and mix well.
4. Add graham flour and mix for some time to get the gluten out.
5. Slowly add in the flour and run the mixer for 15 minutes or until you get a well-kneaded dough that doesn't stick to your finger, is elastic and easy to work with, but is not dry. It should be completely smooth and separate easily from the mixing bowl. Adjust with more flour accordingly. Make sure the dough is kneaded sufficiently. Best using a mixer as the dough needs to be kneaded for a long time.
6. Cover and let the dough rest for four hours at room temperature.
7. Divide the dough into two.
8. Roll one piece of dough into a round flat pizza, and cut it into 8 pieces.
9. 10 spread a thin layer of ketchup on each piece.
10. Cut the sausage into three.
11. Place one piece of sausage on a piece of dough and roll it up like a croissant.
12. Place all the sausage rolls on a tray laid with a baking sheet.
13. Cover and let it rise for an hour.
14. Brush with egg.
15. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 degree Celsius for 15 minutes or until golden.

Additional Information:

Like the Danish pizza roll, this is classic and a favorite among Danish kids. It is healthier than English sausage rolls. As C likes this a lot and it is cheaper to make it myself, I have decided to learn to bake this. This is the first time I baked this. J liked it and C liked it too. If you are in a hurry and can't wait for the dough to rise slowly for four hours in step 6, you can use 25g of yeast and reduce the dough resting time to one hour instead.

You can substitute milk with water. You can substitute olive oil with butter. If you don't want to add carrot, add 100ml more liquid (milk or yogurt). It is great for lunchboxes too. 

Storage:

You can freeze it down while they are still a little lukewarm. Take them out the night before or a few hours in advance and let them thaw in the fridge or for an hour on the kitchen counter. Spray them with a little water and warm them in a preheated oven at 175 degrees fan for 4-5 minutes or in a toaster.

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Wednesday 1 March 2023

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Healthier & More Nutritious Danish Pizza Rolls (Pizza Snegle)


Makes 32 pizza rolls 

Ingredients:

1. 350g flour
2. 150g graham flour
3. 10g yeast (or 3g dry yeast)
4. 1 TBS honey or dried date paste
5. 1/2 tsp salt
6. 100ml lukewarm fresh skimmed milk
7. 50ml natural yogurt 0.1% fat
8. 1 egg
9. 75ml olive oil
10. 2 carrots grated
11. 140g tomato paste
12. 200g grated mozzarella cheese
13. 200g minced beef marinaded with salt and pepper
14. 1 TBS oregano
15. 1 egg for glazing (optional)

Directions:

1. In a mixer, add 10g yeast, 100ml lukewarm milk, 1 tablespoon honey and mix well.

2 Add 50ml milk, 50ml yogurt, 75ml olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and one egg and mix well.

3. Add grated carrots and mix well.

4. Add graham flour and mix for sometime to get the gluten out.

5. Slowly add in the flour and run the mixer for 15 minutes or until you get a well-kneaded dough that doesn't stick to your finger, is elastic and easy to work with, but is not dry. It should be completely smooth and separate easily from the mixing bowl. Make sure the dough is kneaded sufficiently. Best using a mixer as the dough needs to be kneaded for a long time.

6. Cover and let the dough rest for four hours at room temperature.

7. Divide the dough into two.

8. Sprinkle some flour and roll one piece of dough into a square piece about 5mm thick using a rolling pin.

9. Spread tomato paste on it.

10. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on it.

11. Sprinkle minced beef on it.

12. Roll it up.

13. Cut it into 16 pieces of 2cm thick with a sharp knife.

14. Place them on a tray laid with a baking sheet.

15. Cover and let it rise for an hour (optional)

16. Brush with egg.

17. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 degree Celsius for 15-20 minutes or until golden.

Additional Information:

This is another classic and favorite among Danish kids. It is healthier than English sausage rolls. As C likes this a lot and it is cheaper to make it myself, I have decided to learn to bake this. This is the first time I have baked this. J liked it and C liked it too. If you are in a hurry and can't wait for the dough to rise slowly for four hours in step 6, use 25g of yeast and reduce the dough resting time to one hour.

You can substitute milk with water. You can substitute olive oil with butter. If you don't want to add carrots, you must add 100ml more liquid (milk or yogurt). It is great for lunchboxes too. You can substitute the lukewarm water with lukewarm milk.

Storage:

You can freeze it down while they are still a little lukewarm. Take them out the night before or a few hours in advance and let them thaw in the fridge or for an hour on the kitchen counter. Spray them with a little water and warm them in a preheated oven at 175 degrees fan for 4-5 minutes or in a toaster.

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