Krumkake facts for kids
A krumkake
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| Type | Cookie |
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| Place of origin | Norway |
| Main ingredients | Flour, butter, eggs, sugar, cream |
Krumkake (say "KROOM-kah-keh") is a delicious Norwegian waffle cookie. Its name means "curved cake" because it's rolled into a cone shape! This sweet treat is made from simple ingredients like flour, butter, eggs, sugar, and cream. It's a bit like an Italian cookie called pizzelle.
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What is Krumkake?
Krumkake is a thin, crispy cookie that looks a lot like a waffle. It gets its unique shape and texture from being baked on a special iron. This iron has two sides and often has pretty patterns on it. After baking, the warm, flat cookie is quickly rolled into a cone.
How Krumkake is Made
To make krumkake, people use a special griddle or iron. Older irons are heated on a stove. Newer electric irons are easier to use. They often have nonstick surfaces and can even make several cookies at once.
Once the thin, round cookie is baked, it's still hot and soft. People quickly roll it around a wooden or plastic cone-shaped tool. This gives the krumkake its famous cone shape. The cookies are usually about 13 to 20 centimeters (5 to 8 inches) wide before they are rolled.
Serving Krumkake
You can eat krumkake plain, and it's super tasty that way! Many people also like to fill them. A popular filling is whipped cream, sometimes mixed with cloudberries (a fruit called multekrem in Norway). They can also be filled with other sweet things. In Germany, krumkake are often filled with sweet stuffings. They are even used like an ice cream cone!
Where Krumkake is Popular
Krumkake is very popular in Norway. It's also a favorite among people in the United States whose families came from Norway. You'll find these cookies often made in places like New England and the American Midwest.
Krumkake Traditions
Krumkaker are a special part of Christmas celebrations. Families traditionally make them before Christmas, along with other Nordic cookies. These include Sandbakelse and Rosettes. Krumkake makes a wonderful sweet dessert after a traditional Christmas Eve dinner.
Images for kids
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Krumkake just off the hot iron, being shaped on a conical rolling pin
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Electric krumkake iron and wooden krumkake rollers
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A krumkake iron from the 1800s, decorated with a lion
See also
In Spanish: Krumkake para niños
