What's cookin': Krumkake

For any poor benighted souls out there that don't know what krumkake is, it's a Scandinavian cookie-ish sort of thing, similar in form to an ice cream cone. Beyond that... well, they're generally sweet, but have a range of flavors and textures, and might or might not come stuffed with some sort of filling. This recipe makes a crisper, lacier krumkake... and, of course, being only a slight variation on my mother's original recipe, it's my favorite.

I won't go into quite the excruciating detail I normally do on these recipes, mainly because it requires specialized equipment (krumkake iron and form) that, if you are not already familiar with, you will have to first hunt down and, once found, would be well advised to read any manuals included to work out how to best use your gear.

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 c. flour
• 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1/2 c. buttermilk
• 1/2 t. vanilla

Equipment

• small pan (suitable for melting butter)
• food processor
• krumkake iron and form

Procedure

• Melt the butter.
• Add the butter and sugar to the food processor, and combine.
• Add the egg to the food processor and combine thoroughly (looking for a uniform yellow color).
• Add the remaining ingredients and combine into a smooth batter.
• Cook your krumkake as usual.

In my case, this made 18 krumkake, of which three were sufficiently malformed that I had no choice but to eat them immediately... :)

One variant that I haven't tried yet... instead of 1/2 t. vanilla, 1/4 t. of ground cardamom might be tasty.