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Pork and chicken pie

dsc_0640A wonderfully succulent medieval pie that is a perfect introduction of medieval cooking to modern dinners. The pie is made in a casing of my pie crust with a shortcrust lid. The filling is minced pork with fried chicken pieces and fruits dotted throughout.

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Peppernuts anno 1731

We have a recipe for the Danish Christmas cookie pebernødder from 1731. Here is both the original Danish recipe, my translation and an adapted printable version.

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Pebernødder (peppernuts)

A traditional Danish (and German) Christmas cookie that dates back at least to the renaissance. This is not the old recipe though but the modern one we tend to bake for Christmas in my family. This is a large portion, but you can make a smaller portion if you really want to.

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Oatmeal klatkager

Pancakes made from oatmeal or similar porridge. A leftover dish that is perfect for breakfast or as a snack in the afternoon.

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Fresh cottage cheese from buttermilk

A soft fresh cheese made from buttermilk, seasoned with herbs. In Danish it is called “knapost” and is a traditional cottage cheese. Quite possible the easiest home made cheese you can make. Requires no special equipment.

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Cock-a-leek

My version of the traditional Scottish soup recipe. Mine is more of a stew than a soup – thickened with barley.

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Barley crackers

Crackers baked on a dry skillet or a hot stone next to the campfire. You can also bake them on a pizza stone but they might raise a little in the hot oven.

Barley crackers

Viking inspired quick barley crackers baked on a dry skillet or a hot stone next to the campfire.
Course Baked Goods, Crisp bread
Cuisine Campfire cooking, Historical cooking, Viking
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 600 milliliters barley flour
  • 2 tablespoons linseed
  • 75 milliliters water or whey
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 egg
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Mix all the ingredients and knead it.
  2. Roll out the dough into a big sheet of dough.
  3. Cut out the crackers and prick them with a fork.
  4. Bake them on a hot dry frying pan - flip them a few times so they don't burn. They need about 5 minutes on each side. They are light brown when they are done. If they get a bit burned it is ok, it still taste wonderful.

Recipe Notes

Source: Mit vilde vikingekøkken af Jim Lyngvild

Danish “Fastelavnsboller”

Old school danish buns served at carnival, which is held on the day leading up till lent. It is a bun filled with custard.

Danish "Fastelavnsboller"

Old school danish buns served at carnival, which is held on the day leading up till lent. It is a bun filled with custard.
Course Baked Goods, Buns
Cuisine Danish, Holiday Food
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 18 buns

Ingredients

Custard Filling

  • 200 milliliters cream
  • 200 milliliters milk
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 100 milliliters sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  • 2 eggs

Dough for the buns

  • 25 grams yeast
  • 200 milliliters milk
  • 1 egg
  • 350 grams flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 150 grams butter

Frosting

  • 4 tablespoons icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
  • A bit of water
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • A bit of water

Instructions

Custard filling

  1. Milk, cream, sugar and vanilla to the boil and remove from heat.
  2. Wip eggs and cornstarch together.
  3. Mix the egg mixture and milk mixture into the pan and bring to the boil again and remove from heat.
  4. Set the filling aside to cool while you make the dough.

Dough for the buns

  1. Heat the milk until it is warm and melt the butter in milk.
  2. Dissolve the yeast in the milk and butter.
  3. Add the eggs. Then add the sugar and flour a little at a time until you have a dough that looks like ordinary dough.
  4. Knead it.
  5. Preheat the oven to 200 C

Assembling and baking

  1. Roll out the dough and cut squares out of the dough.
  2. Roll out the dough and cut squares out of the dough. Place a teaspoon of the filling in the middle of the dough square
  3. Fold the corners into the filling so ends is under the ball. It is a bit like making dumplings. Put the bun on baking tray (with baking paper) with the gathered ends under it.
  4. Put the bowl on baking tray (with baking paper).
  5. Leave to rise for the 20-30 min
  6. Bake the buns for 20-30 minutes at 200 C.

Frosting

  1. Start with icing sugar and cocoa and pour a little water at a time until you have a reasonable thickness glaze
  2. Frost each bun once they have cooked a bit from the oven. Or you will have frosting all over.
  3. Leave the buns to cool before eating them.

Birthday buns

Light and fluffy birthday buns.

Birthday buns

Light and fluffy birthday buns with frosting a coconut toping
Course Baked Goods, Buns
Cuisine Danish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 20 buns

Ingredients

  • 50 grams yeast
  • 200 milliliters milk
  • 2 eggs - large or medium
  • 1 teaspoon sugar or honey
  • 1 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom optional
  • 500 grams flour evt. pizza flour or high protein flour
  • 125 grams soft butter
  • a bit of oil for the bowl and dough

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the yeast in cold milk.
  2. Whisk in the eggs and add sugar and cardamom
  3. Add about half the flour. Stir it thoroughly to activate the yeast and add salt
  4. Add butter and kneed in enough flour to stop the dough from sticking to the table.
  5. Add 1 table spoon of oil into a bowl. Turn the dough around in the bowl to coat it in oil. Cover the bowl and let it rest till it has doubled in size (about 40-60 min)
  6. Flour the table top and pour the dough out on it. Knead it lightly.
  7. Divide the dough in 4. Roll each piece into a sausage and divide each into 5 pieces. So you end up with 20 buns.
  8. Shape each piece into a bun
  9. Rest the buns again on baking trays until the double in size - that takes about half an hour. Brush them with egg or water.
  10. While they rest - turn on the oven at 220 C / 430 F
  11. Place the buns in the lower part of the oven. Splash in 2 dl of cold water into the hot oven: this will create steam.
  12. Close the oven quickly and bake them for 10 minutes.
  13. Turn the oven down to 200 C / 400 F and make them till they are finished (a few more minutes)

Recipe Notes

Source: Politikens Store Bagebog by Anne Majgaard