Best Fattigman Recipes

FATTIGMAN (NORWEGIAN COOKIES)

Steps:

• 1. Beat egg yolks and salt until thick and light in color. Add in cream, sugar and butter. Mix well.
• 2. Add flour and cardamom to egg mixture. Mix well. Chill one hour.
• 3. Roll out 1/4 of the dough at a time, keeping the rest of the dough in the refrigerator. Roll a 1/16 inch thick rectangle. Using a fattigman cutter or a pastry cutter cut in 1 1/2-inch wide strips then cut diagonally at 4-inch intervals (making diamonds). Cut a 1 inch slit lengthwise in center of each piece. Slip one end of the diamond through the cut and pull through gently.
• 4. Fry a few at a time in hot oil (350*) for 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

NANA'S FATTIGMAN

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks and sugar until light. Beat in enough flour to make dough. Wrap and chill. Roll out to thin. Cut in diamond shaped 6x1 inch strips with fattigman cutter. Cut a 1.5 inch slit in center. Turn one end inside out(thread tip through slit). Put enough oil in pan so that cookie won't touch bottom. (maybe a 1/2 inch deep) Deep fry at 385 degrees Turn once (should be lightly browned on each side). Drain on brown paper. Can freeze at this point, well wrapped, for a long time WHen ready to serve, sprinkle with 10x sugar.

FATTIGMAN

Steps:

• Beat together egg yolks and sugar.
• Whisk in cream.
• Stir in cognac and spices.
• Beat egg white until it's stiff and carefully stir into other ingredients.
• Mix in a little more than half of the flour.
• Let dough stand, covered and in a cool place, overnight.
• Use the remaining flour (as little as possible) for rolling out the dough; the less flour you use, the more tender the fattigman will be.
• Roll the dough out a little at a time and as thinly as possible.
• Use a fattigmann cutter to cut out diamond shapes.
• Make a small diagonal cut in the center of each diamond, and "thread" one point of the diamond through the cut.
• Heat lard to 350º F.
• Fry fattigman until golden brown.
• You must flip the fattigman to brown both sides.
• A chop sticks works great for this.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Best when 2 people work on these, one cutting/flipping and the other flipping in the hot oil.

FATTIGMAN

Steps:

• Beat eggs till light and fluffy. Add sugar and cream together with brandy (optional). Stir in the melted butter. Gently fold the whipped cream into the batter. Sift together the remaining dry ingredients and mix into the batter to form a soft dough. Wrap dough and chill for 1 hour or overnight. Roll the chilled dough (cut in half if space is limited) out on a floured surface to an 1/8" thickness. Cut the dough into elongated diamond shapes abour 1" wide by 3" long. Cut a 1/2" slit in the middle of each diamond (parallell to long side). Twist one corner of each diamond up through the opening make a knot. In bottom of heavy pot heat two-three inches of vegetable oil in the bottom of a heavy pot to 375º. Drop knots (making sure they are not crowed in pot) and fry until golden, turning when needed. Remove and drain on paper towels. Check oil temp before dropping in new knots to raise temp back up to 375º. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

FATTIGMAN BAKELSE (POOR MAN'S PASTRY)

Steps:

• Beat yolks and whites, salt and sugar together for 1/2 hour (I know -- but that's what the recipe calls for).
• Add cream and cardamom and stir together well; add butter, lemon extract and brandy.
• Add enough flour to make a dough stiff enough to roll out thinly.
• Place in refrigerator and chill overnight.
• Roll out thinly in small quantities; cut into diamond shapes.
• Cut a slit in the center of each diamond and pull one corner through.
• Preheat oil to 365°F and fry pastry to a delicate brown.
• Cool on paper towels and dust lightly with confectioner's sugar.

FATTIGMAN (POOR MAN'S COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a small mixer bowl at medium speed, beat egg yolks with whole egg until light and fluffy. Beat in sugar, water, cardamom and vanilla. At low speed,gradually beat in flour to make a soft dough, scraping beaters as needed. Let stand for 15 minutes.In a heavy pan or deep-fat fryer over medium heat, heat at least 2 inches of oil to 375°.Meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/16-inch thickness. With a pastry wheel or knife, cut into 1 1/4 -inch wide strips, then cut diagonally forming diamonds. If desired, cut a slit in one corner of diamond and pull opposite corner through.Fry diamonds, a few at a time, in hot oil until a light golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon. Drain well on a wire rack over paper towels. While warm,dust with powdered sugar cool completely.Store in an airtight container in a cool place. Best served the same day.If making ahead, store without powdered sugar. To serve, warm in a preheated 275° oven for 5 minutes. Cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar.

FATTIGMAN BAKKELS (POOR MAN'S COOKIES)

Steps:

• Beat yolks with whole egg until light and fluffy. Add granulated sugar, water, vanilla, and cardamom. Add flour to make a soft dough. Let stand 15 minutes. Roll 1/3 dough to approximately 1/16 -inch thickness on lightly-floured board. Cut diagonally into diamond shapes. Fry in at least 1-inch deep vegetable oil heated to 375° F until light golden brown. Drain, cool, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Store in tightly covered container.

FATTIGMAN OR OSLO TWISTS

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks, egg and salt together until very stiff. About 10 minutes. Blend in confectioners sugar and flavorings. Add flour all at once: mix well. Turn dough onto well floured, cloth covered board. Knead until surface of dough is blistered. About 7 minutes. Divide dough into half. May be refrigerated at this point. Roll out dough very thin. Cut dough into long diamonds about 4 inches by 2 inches. This dough should be springy and elastic and not tear easily. Cut a slit into the middle of each diamond, and then pull one point of the diamond through the slit and back around. Heat oil to 375 Fry each twist until delicately brown anout 30 seconds per side. Remove and drain onto paper towels. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar before serving

FATTIGMAN

Steps:

• Beat together egg yolks and salt until thick and light.
• Beat in light cream, sugar and butter.
• Sift together flour and nutmeg. Add to egg yolk mixture with lemon rind.
• Mix well, then chill 1 hour.
• Roll out 1/4 of the dough at a time, keeping the remaining dough chilled.
• Roll 1/16 inch thick. Cut in 1 1/2-inch wide strips. Cut diagonally at 4-inch intervals. Make 1 inch slit lengthwise in center of each piece.
• Slip one end through the slit. Fry a few at a time in deep fat (350 degrees F) for 1 to 2 minutes or until golden.
• Remove from fat with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container.