Krumkake

The calligraphy on these cards indicates I was probably a junior at Michigan State University and in the Society for Creative Anchronism when I gave the first 3 recipes and a krumkake iron to my mother for Christmas. Not sure if the ice cream cones and fortune cookie recipes are from the same time, but they cook on the same iron, so I included them here.

I think someone copied the fortune cookie recipe from the radio or TV. They heard "crumb crocker," which is not a bad approximation of the Swedish krumkake (singular): "kroom kah keh." The plural is krumkakor.

Recipes: Butter Krumkake; Almond Krumkake; Lemon Krumkake; Ice Cream Cones; Fortune Cookies

General notes for all recipes:

• Iron should be greased once before use with unsalted butter and preheated.
• Do not add flour all at once. Test dough until 1 tablespoon spreads easily but doesn’t run over.
• You can serve the wafers flat, like plain cookies. Alternatively, while a wafer is still warm, roll it over a wooden spoon handle to make a tube.
• You can fill rolled wafers with any creamy filling that suits your fancy: flavored whipped cream, cream cheese, ice cream, sour cream mixed with tart jelly, fondant, etc.

Butter Krumkake

Beat until light:

• 2 eggs

Add slowly and heat:

• 2/3 cup flour

Melt and add slowly:

• 1/2 cup butter

Stir in

• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Use one tablespoonful for each wafer. Cook 2 minutes per side on preheated iron over medium heat.

Almond Krumkake

Use this if you want something a little jazzier than the vanilla fortune cookies that are common in Chinese restaurants.

Cream and beat well:

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Add by degrees:

• 3 egg whites
• 2 tablespoon ground almonds
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Cook over medium heat on preheated iron. 2 minutes per side.

To make fortune cookies, bake small wafers, fold in half over paper or roll and pinch ends.

Lemon Krumkake

Cream:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter

Mix and add:

• 3 beaten eggs
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind

Add until you reach proper consistency:

• not more than 1 1/2 cup flour

One tablespoon batter should spread easily on the iron, but not run over.

Bake 2 minutes per side on preheated iron over medium heat.

Ice Cream Cones or Gaufrettes

Melt and let cool:

• 1/4 cup butter

Beat very stiff and add to butter:

• 2 egg whites

Fold in gradually:

• 1/2 cup flour

Add gradually to desired consistency:

• up to 1/2 cup flour

Drop by tablespoonfuls on preheated iron. Cook 1 ½ minutes per side.

While still warm, roll wafers into a cone shape.

Makes 7 to 12.

Fortune Cookies (Vanilla Krumkake)

This recipe was incomplete. I assume "¼ t s" is salt. Fortune cookies tend to be sweet, so I added ¼ cup confectioners' sugar. For an even sweeter cookie, use the ice cream cone recipe above and cook a smaller amount at a time.

• 1 cup flour
• 1 egg slightly beaten
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• [¼ cup confectioners' sugar, or to taste]
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup water

Mix in a bowl and let stand 10 minutes.

Heat krumkake iron to 375º Pour 1 tablespoon of batter (or less) onto the iron; heat 3 to 4 minutes; turn the iron and heat the other side for 3 minutes.

Remove cooky from iron and while still warm, fold cooky loosely in half and then bend over again to form a fortune cookie.

Source: Grace's recipe file