Skorpor Swedish Style Biscotti Food

SKORPOR (SWEDISH RUSKS)

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shortening; add egg and sour milk and stir.
• Sift flour, salt, soda, and baking powder together.
• Add to first mixture.
• Add nuts, if desired.
• In a 9x13-inch pan, bake one hour at 350 degrees.
• Cut into 1 1/2 x 3-inch strips and dry in slow oven, 300 degrees, until crispy.

SWEDISH BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl cream sugar and butter; add both eggs.
• Add in flour, sour cream, baking powder, "a pinch of salt", "a pinch of baking soda", the almonds, and the ground cardamon.
• Roll into 4 long narrow rolls.
• Brush tops with egg white and sprinkle with sugar (coarse if you have it is best, but use what you have).
• Use 2 cookie sheets, put 2 rolls on each cookie sheet b/c you need space later.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden.
• Raise temperature of oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut into thin slices.
• Put back onto cookie sheets to toast.
• Bake 10 minutes, then flip to other side and bake about 5 minutes.
• You want it to be a light brown.

MANDEL SKORPOR (SWEDISH RUSKS)

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together until very light.
• Add beaten egg and flour sifted with baking powder.
• Add milk and extract, work well together Spread in two bread pans bake at 350 for 30 minuntes cut into oblong strips while still warm; turn oven off.
• place pans back on lower rack of oven overnight to dry out.

QUICK SWEDISH SKORPA - WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• Split rolls and place crust side down in a jelly roll pan or other baking pan with sides.
• Combine sugar and spices.
• Sprinkle as much as you desire over the rolls - you'll probably have some left over to use next time.
• Place pan in oven and IMMEDIATELY reduce oven temperature to 170°F.
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Turn OFF oven.
• Leave in oven overnight.
• They should be brown and crunchy all the way through. If any are not quite done, remove from oven, heat to 350F, place back in, turn off the oven and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Store in plastic bag on counter; keeps indefinately.
• *Larger rolls, such as sandwich rolls, may need 45 minutes at 170°F.