Italian Hazelnut Biscotti

4 1/2 dl Flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder 

1 1/2 dl Sugar

1 1/2 dl or 100 g roasted hazelnuts

3 Eggs

100 g Chocolate

1. Set the oven for 160 C, mix flour, baking powder, sugar, nuts and chocolates in a bowl and stir

2. Crack the eggs and add to flour mixture, pour mixture on counter and continue to mix with your hands. Divide the dough in 2 pieces and shape to oblong rolls.

3. Put the 2 rolls on a cookie sheet and let bake for 35 minutes

4. Let the biscotti cool, cut into thin slices, add back on to cookie sheet and bake for additional 10 minutes.

Saucy Halibut

 

4 halibut fillets, about 8 ounces each    

salt and pepper

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

2 teaspoon Dijon mustard or spicy brown mustard

2 tablespoons sweet orange marmalade

1 scant teaspoon curry powder

3 green onions, thinly sliced (save about 1 tablespoon for garnish)

 

Preparation:

Heat oven to 400°.

Line a baking dish with foil and oil lightly. Place the halibut fillets, skin side down, on the foil. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.

Combine mayonnaise, marmalade, curry powder, and all but about 1 tablespoon of the green onions. Spread evenly on the tops of the fillets. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Ham Glaze

Brown Sugar
Mustard
Egg
Brandy
Bread crumbs
Mix together to a paste, spread on ham, grill in oven!

Mustard Herring (Senaps Sill)

2 dl Sweet Mustard (Honey Dijon Mustard)
1 dl white wine vinegar
1 1/2 dl vegetable oil
1 dl dill (chopped finely)
4 tbsp sugar
1 pinch ground white peppar

Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together

Garlic Herring (Vitlöks Sill)

2 dl Mayonnaise
1 1/2 dl Sour Crème
1 1/2 dl Mustard
1/2 dl Dill (finely chopped)
2 clove garlic (crushed)
1 tsp Tarragon

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together

Grandmas Lemmon Herring (Mormors Citron Sill)

1/2 big jar Vita Herring (in White wine sauce)
2 sliced Onions
1-2sliced leeks
Dill coarsely chopped
Lemon juice from 2 lemons
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 lager blad
1 tsp crushed white pepper
1 tsp allspice
10 cloves

Directions:
1.    Let water boil, add sugar and spices and lemon juice let cool
2.    In a jar, layer herring, onion, leek and Dill
Strain the liquid and poor over!

Herring Salad (Sill Sallad)

1 1/2 cup Potatoes (boiled and diced)
1 1/2 cup Beets (Pickled and diced)
1 1/2 cup Pickles (diced)
1/2 cup Apple (diced)
1/4 cup onion (finely chopped)
4 tbsp Beet juice
1/2 big jar Herring (diced)
1/4 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Whipped heavy Cream
Salt pepper

Directions:
Slice and dice it all into small pieces
mix all together
Salt and pepper to taste

Ginger Bread House Dough

Ginger bread dough for ginger bread house, (Pepparkaks hus)
For one house:
1 1/2 stick of butter (150 gram)
1 cup of sugar (2 1/2 dl)
1/2 cup water (1 dl)
1/4 cup syrup (1/2 dl)
1/2 tbsp ground cloves
1/2 tbsp Cinnamon
1/2 tbsp ground ginger
1/2 tbsp Baking Soda
3 3/4 cup flour (7 1/2 dl)

Directions:

1. Mix flour and baking soda in a bowlMelt butter in a pot, add water, sugar and syrup finally add the spices. Let the mixture cool before pouring it over the flour mixture.
2. Let the dough rest in the fridge for 24 hours
3. Roll the dough very thinly, cut out your pieces. It is easiest to roll the dough directly on the parchment paper.
4. Bake for 420F (225C) until golden brown. Bake equal sized pieces together

Oven Baked Hamburger Omelette

Filling
1 lb Ground Beef (400 gram  köttfärs)
salt and pepper (salt och peppar)
2 cloves of Garlic (vitlöksklyfta(or))
1 Yellow Onion (gul lök(ar))
3 tbsp water (msk  vatten)
 1 1/2 tbsp tomatoe paste (1,5 msk  tomatpuré)
Thyme (timjan)

Bottom
4  Eggs (ägg)
1 dl  Heavy Cream (grädde)
2 tbsp butter (msk  smör)
1 tsp Oregano (tsk  oregano)

Cover
2 dl shredded cheese  (riven ost)
1 dl  Heavy Cream (grädde)
0,5 dl  crème fraiche (can be substituted for sour creame with some heavy creme added to it)
10  Cocktail Tomatoes (cocktailtomater)

Instructions:
1. Heat the oven to 440 F (Sätt ugnen på 200 grader.)

2. Chop Onion and garlic, fry in a pan, add ground beef, and brown it. Add salt and pepper, add water, tomato paste and thyme, let it cook on low heat until water has evaporated.

(Hacka lök och vitlök och bryn i stekpanna. Tillsätt köttfärsen och bryn tills den är genomstekt. Salta och peppra. Häll i vattnet, tomatpurén och hackad färsk timjan och låt puttra tills vätskan kokat bort.)

3. Beat the egg, cream and oregano, por in a grease pan. Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes, take out from the oven and add the filling on top . Raise the Oven Temperature to be 480 F.

(Vispa äggen med grädde och oregano och häll i en smörad gratängform.
Grädda i ugnen i cirka 8-10 min. Ta ut och lägg på fyllningen. Höj värmen till 225.)

4. Spread the meat sauce mixture on top of the baked egg mixture. Mix Heavy Creame, creme fraishe and cheese in a separate bowl, pour this mixture on top of the meat sauce mixture. Slice the cocktail tomates and sprinkle them on the top. Put everything in the oven for about 10 minutes until the cheese melts and it is nicely browned.

(Fördela köttfärsen i formen. Blanda grädde, crème fraiche och ost i en separat bunke och häll smeten över köttfärsen. Fördela skivade coctailtomater över omeletten. Grädda ca 10 minuter eller tills osten smält och den fått lite färg.)

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Haddock Bake

1 lb haddock

2 tbsp olive oil

1 zucchini

1 yellow onion

2 cloves garlic

1 box cocktail tomato (also known as cherry tomatoes) 

1 bunch fresh basil

4 oz feta cheese

1/2 cup sliced almonds

salt and pepper

1. Preheat oven to 437
2. Put olive oil, then haddock in baking dish
3. Cut zucchini in small pieces, chop onion and garlic. Fry onion/garlic for 5 minutes, or until translucent, add zucchini. When zucchini is soft, add basil, tomato, salt & pepper
4. Put topping on fish, drizzle w/feta and almonds

Put in lower level of oven for 20 minutes, or until fish is done.