The Finnish Christmas Cookbook E-Book

Marit Peters

• Herausgeber: epubli
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Beschreibung

Christmas is a popular time of the year in Finland and has many of the familiar Christmas traditions of other nations such as trees and decorations, parties, markets and customs. Finland has a great Christmas atmosphere as it is located in northern Europe so has snow, reindeer, trees used for Christmas trees and it is even said that Santa Claus lives in northern Finland. Finland has many of its own Christmas customs to reflect Finnish culture. It has its own distinctive Christmas food eaten throughout the Christmas season and during the main days of Christmas. Learn about Christmas in Finland and try some Finnish Christmas foods with this book - The Finnish Christmas Cookbook

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The Finnish Christmas Cookbook   

Marit Peters© Copyright 2024 Marit Peters

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ContentsIntroductionSalmon SoupFinnish MustardCarrot CasseroleDill SauceLiver PateMushroom SaladCranberry SauceGround Meat SoupBeetroot SaladSplit Pea SoupVegetable and Barley SaladPea SauceCucumber Salad Potato CasseroleGreen Bean SaladSpinach SoupRed Cabbage With AppleRutabaga CasseroleSalmon with Sour CreamRoe With EggsHerring SaladFish in JellyGravad LaxJansson’s TemptationSalted SalmonFried HerringRoast PorkKarelian Hot Pot Baked HamRoast TurkeyLiver CasserolePork with HorseradishMeatballsRoast Beef With JuniperAlmond CookiesChristmas TartsPrune SoupRice PuddingChristmas AlmondsChristmas BreadJelly CandiesGinger CookiesOven PancakeCardamom BunsRuneberg TortesKisselSpice CakeArchipelago BreadChristmas Hot ChocolateWine GlögiApple GlögiPhoto CreditsIntroductionChristmas is a popular time of the year in Finland and has many of the familiar Christmas traditions of other nations such as trees and decorations, parties, markets and customs. Finland has a great Christmas atmosphere as it is located in northern Europe so has snow, reindeer, trees used for Christmas trees and it is even said that Santa Claus lives in northern Finland.Finland has many of its own Christmas customs to reflect Finnish culture. It has its own distinctive Christmas food eaten throughout the Christmas season and during the main days of Christmas.Learn about Christmas in Finland and try some Finnish Christmas foods with this book - The Finnish Christmas Cookbook

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Salmon Soup

Ingredients800g/1.7 lb of diced salmon fillet with no skin700g/1.5 lb of diced potato2 sliced leekspinch of allspice3 bay leaveschopped fresh dill1.3 litres/2.7 pints of fish stock340ml of creambuttersaltpepperPut some butter in a saucepan. Cook the leaks in the butter for 5 minutes.Add the potatoes, cover them with water, bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes. Add the salmon and bay leaves and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes.Add the fish stock, cream and some salt, pepper and allspice. Cook on a low heat for 16 minutes.Add some dill when serving.

Finnish Mustard

Ingredients30g/1 oz of mustard powder2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar135g/4.7 oz of caster sugar240ml/8.11 oz of single cream1 tablespoon of vegetable oil1 tablespoon of lemon juiceMix the vinegar and mustard.Put the vinegar ans mustard mix in a pan with the rest of the ingredients. Boil then cook on a medium hear for 10 minutes stirring frequently until the sauce thickens.Cool then store in sterilised jars or containers.

Carrot Casserole

Ingredients230g/8.11 oz of cooked rice4 grated carrot2 eggs20g/1 third of a cup of dry breadcrumbs2 teaspoons of sugar3 tablespoons of melted butterbutter500ml/2 cups of milksaltMix the milk, rice. sugar, eggs, carrot and some salt in a bowl. Grease a baking dish with some butter and pour in the rice mix. Mix the melted butter with the breadcrumbs. Put on top of the rice mix. Cook in a preheated oven at 190C/375F for 45 minutes - until browned.

Dill Sauce

Ingredients240ml/1 cup of buttermilk2 tablespoons of lemon juicehalf a finely chopped onion1 tablespoon of finely chopped dillMix the ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Liver Pate

Ingredients700g/1 and a half lb of pork liver200g/ half a lb of pork fat2 chopped onionshalf a teaspoon of ground allspice1 teaspoon of white pepper1 and a half tablespoons of salt1 tablespoon of sugar1 teaspoon of dried marjoram 2 eggs125g/4oz of wheat flour700ml/3 cups of milk100g/3.5 oz of margarineBlend the liver, pork fat, onions, marjoram, allspice, pepper and salt together. Mix the egg with the flour and milk and add to the other ingredients. Melt the margarine and add this to the mixture.Place the mixture in tins. Put the tins in a baking dish and pour hot water until the water is half way up the level of the tins. Cover with foil and cook for 1 hour at 175C/347F.Cool before serving.

Mushroom Salad

Ingredients570g/1 lb 4 oz of sliced mushrooms