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Cheese, Egg & Cucumber Appetizers
These are a twist on the Norwegian open faced sandwiches, called smørrebrød. These are excellent, very well liked by the family. This recipe will use Rosi Wheat Crackers here in Thailand, use your preference of wheat crackers in the US/Canada.
Ingredients
- wheat crackers, Rosi for Thailand, Triscuit in the US
- cheese, sliced, your choice
- cucumber, sliced thin
- hard boiled eggs, sliced
- butter
- mayo
Instructions
- Spread butter on the crackers, top with cheese of your choice, top with a slice of egg, then a small dollop of mayo, then a cucumber slice. Serve.
Notes
Variant: 1. Spread garlic butter on the crackers, then top with shrimp salad, then a thin slice of cucumber.
Norwegian Pepper Cookies
As the name suggests, this is Norwegian in origin, and I will give them credit, I would have never thought to use black pepper in a cookie, but they did, and it sounds good. This is also a non egg recipe. On my to cook list.
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
- Oven
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 1⅛ cups butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1½ teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- water, as needed, no more than 2 tablespoons
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the cream then mix in the baking soda and a little water, no more than 2 tablespoons (I will verify this).
- In another bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, pepper, cardamom, and baking powder.
- Mix the flour mixture with the wet mixture until a nice dough is formed.
- Wrap the dough plastic wrap, tightly, into a log shape about 2½ inches in diameter. Place the dough in the fridge to chill (I will verify the time for this).
- Preheat your oven to 190° C (375° F). Lightly grease a baking sheet with butter, or line with parchment paper. Remove and unwrap the dough, slice into thin rounds and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes. Let cookies cool on a wire rack.
- Enjoy.
