Rosettes Norwigian Cookies Food

ROSETTES I

Steps:

• Combine eggs, sugar and salt; beat well. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth.
• Heat a rosette iron in deep, hot oil (375 degrees) for 2 minutes.
• Drain excess oil from iron. Dip in batter to 1/4 inch from the top of the iron, then dip iron immediately into hot oil (375 degrees).
• Fry rosette until golden, about 30 seconds. Lift out; tip upside down to drain. With fork, push rosette off iron onto a rack placed over paper towels.
• Reheat iron 1 minute; make next rosette.
• Sprinkle rosettes with confectioners' sugar.

ROSETTE COOKIES/SWEDISH ROSETTES

Steps:

• Have ready: a jelly roll pan lined with several layers of paper toweling; powdered sugar in a shaker or sieve.
• Whisk eggs, milk, sugar and salt together. Sprinkle in flour a little at a time. Beat until smooth. Let batter sit for 30 minutes.
• Heat 3 - 4" of oil in a small, deep pan to 365°F.
• Stir batter.
• Heat rosette iron by submerging in hot oil for 10 seconds.
• Lift out, shake off excess oil and dip immediately into batter just so the top edge of the iron is even with the surface of the batter. If you dip it too far, the rosette won't come off the iron.
• Plunge the coated iron into the hot oil. Don't let the iron touch the sides or bottom of the pan.
• As soon as the batter puffs, gently pull the iron out. The rosette should slip back into the oil.
• When lightly browned, carefully lift out with a fork or slotted spoon and place on paper toweling to drain.
• Reheat iron and proceed with remaining batter. You'll have to work very quickly. The frying only takes a few seconds.
• Don't be tempted to fry more than two at a time. It will cool the oil too much and you'll get flabby, greasy rosettes. The oil should not go below 355°F.
• After you've fried a few, dust them with powdered sugar.

UKRAINIAN ROSETTES (FRIED COOKIES)

Steps:

• Beat the eggs and the egg yolks together.
• Beat in the sugar, butter and salt.
• add enough flour to make medium soft dough that is easy to handle.
• Knead lightly in the bowl to incorporate the flour.
• Cover and let the dough stand for 10 minutes.
• Roll very thin, about 1/8 inch or thinner, using a small amount of dough at a time.
• Cut into circles with small cooky cutters of two different sizes, about 1 1/2 and 1 inch in diameter.
• Place 2 circles of the same size one over the other, and top them with a smaller circle.
• Press the centers together tightly with the blunt button point of a knitting needle, or with a finger tip.
• The knitting needle is preferred as the finger tip leaves a large depression, making the fried rosettes hard in the center.
• Make 5 even slits on the outer edge of the circles to form petals.
• These petals will curl up in frying, giving a rosette shape.
• Fry, a few at a time, in deep fat (375 degrees F) until delicately browned.
• Drain on absorbent paper.
• sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar.
• Just before serving, place the candied cherry, cut in half, or a dab of red jelly, in the hollow of each rosette.

SCANDINAVIAN ROSETTES

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl, then add flour and salt, whisking, until just combined (do not overmix, or cookies will blister).
• Heat oil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan with rosette iron in it until thermometer registers 370 to 375°F. Carefully lift out iron, letting oil drip off into pan. Dip all but top edge of iron into batter 3 seconds, then submerge iron in oil and fry (batter adhering to iron) until golden, 35 to 40 seconds (do not let go of iron; cookie will shatter if it hits bottom of saucepan). Lift out iron, letting oil drip off, and, working over paper towels, carefully pry off rosette with a fork. Let rosette drain, hollow side down, on paper towels, then make more rosettes in same manner, heating iron in oil 10 seconds before dipping it into batter each time.
• Dust rosettes with confectioners sugar before serving.
• Available at some specialty bakeware shops and Sweet Celebrations (800-328-6722).