Norwegian Goro Iron Food

NORWEGIAN GORO COOKIES

Steps:

• Make the batter: In a large mixing bowl, beat room temperature butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until incorporated. Mix in milk and cream.
• Add flour, one large spoonful at a time, and continue beating until batter is smooth. Add vanilla.
• Make the cookies: Heat a goro iron over medium-high heat or flame. You'll want to lightly grease the pan before each batch. I do this by putting some softened butter on a paper towel and rubbing it quickly over the hot iron (be careful!)
• Add about 2 teaspoons of batter to each section of the iron. Be careful as you shut the pan, as excess batter may squeeze out of the sides. Wipe this away with a paper towel.
• Each batch takes a little over a minute to cook. Rotate the iron every 20 seconds or so to ensure even cooking. You'll know that the cookies are ready when you open the iron, and the batter doesn't stick, and the cookies are golden brown.
• Carefully remove the cookie from the iron using a butter knife. Move to a cooling rack to cool. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing pan before each batch.

GORO

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until thoroughly blended. Mix in the cream and melted butter. Sift together the flour, cinnamon and cardamom; stir into the egg mixture. Refrigerate dough for at least an hour.
• Heat goro iron and lightly coat with grease. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into circles to fit your goro iron using a paper pattern. Place onto heated iron, close and cook, turning once, until golden. Carefully remove from the iron, and cut into thirds while still warm.

NORWEGIAN GORO COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. This is what a Goro Iron looks like. All the other irons are ones we use for different recipes. European baking is deep in tradition and an art. Recipes going back centuries. Some varied in spices, but basically are the same. Some recipes require special cast irons with elaborate beautiful embossing and some are just shaped to fit the recipe; Goro, Munk, Plette, Krumkake, Ableskiver, Heart shaped waffle irons. While some are magnificenly hand carved Springerle molds and rolling pins lovingly passed down from generation to generation. Many Springerle pins and molds are now in private collections, museums, and are valuable, as well as some of the beautiful irons.
• 2. My irons are make by Jotul and Andersen. My Springerle pins are old and cherish. I lovely take very good care of them them.
• 3. Instructions: First cut a piece of thin piece of clean aged wood you are going to save for the next time, or cardboard, paper or stiff plastic to match the inside of your Goro iron.
• 4. Cream the eggs and sugar well. Add the cream, spices, and brandy. Stir in the flour and butter, alternately. Put in the icebox overnight.
• 5. Take the dough out and let warm just a tad in a cool kitchen..maybe 10 minutes. Roll out on a lightly floured surface thinly as possible. Using the piece of wood. cardboard or plastic cut dough into the shape. Leave the pattern together as you will cut them when you are done baking them.
• 6. Cook on top of the stove with your Goro iron until golden brown on both sides. Remove the Goros and trim the edges. Cut the Goros down the lines. Place on brown paper bags cut open to cool.
• 7. You can use 2 cups of potato flour for 2 cups of flour. Also you can use 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening. (Never do..but you can if your like)
• 8. Store in tin with a tight cover in a cool place.