Norwegian Doughnuts

One of our family traditions, We would make close to a couple thousand doughnuts for friends and family. It was not surprising how many friends you have around the holidays with these. Excellent doughnuts for having with your coffee or tea. They are simple and plain, you can roll them in sugar or sprinkle powdered sugar over them, but I just like them plain. Yummm!

3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup whipping cream
2/3 cup 35 percent fat sour cream
3 cups flour
2 T. baking powder
1 tsp. cardamom
2 T. melted butter
shortening or oil for frying

Beat eggs and sugar until light and lemon-colored.
Whip cream and sour cream lightly together.
Sift the dry ingredients. Add alternately with melted butter and both creams to the egg mixture. Mix lightly together. Refrigerate overnight.
Roll the dough out and cut doughnuts. Re-roll again to cut remainder.
Heat the shortening or oil to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F). Deep fry, a few at a time, until golden, three to four minutes.

Norwegian Waffles for Dessert

Norwegian Waffles
2 c Sugar

5 Eggs

4 c To 4 1/2 cups flour

1 qt Buttermilk

1/2 ts Baking soda

1/2 c Whipping cream

1/4 c Margarine or Butter; melted

1 tsp. ground Cardamom


Beat together sugar and eggs. Alternately add flour and buttermilk. Stir in baking soda. Add whipping cream, then margarine. Stir in cardamom. Cook in heart-shaped waffle iron, At moderately hot temp. and use a light spray of non-stick cooking spray if necessary to keep from sticking. Every iron is different as well as every stove so just plan for two waffles to be testers. I usually burn my first one and then get the temp. right on the second one. Serve waffles with berry jam.

Waffles are not served for breakfast, but as a dessert with berry jam and whipped cream or ice cream rather than butter and syrup.