Gongkake (Gong Cake)
- Dagfinn
- ingredients (yield ~2 dozen)
- 3 eggs
- 1 litre buttermilk
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 teaspoon baking soda (bicarbonate)
- 2 teaspoon horn sal (salt)
- 1 litre (kg?) plain wheat flour
method
- Whisk together eggs and sugar.
- Add baking soda and salt.
- Add melted butter and buttermilk.
- Add flour until dough is tough, but a little soggy.
- Form into balls, roll in flour.
- Cook on a dry pan on middle heat, turning some times. Don't burn!
- Serve with vanilla kesam (quark), berries, or jam.
- Ulf a Pettersen
- method
- roll bread dough into balls
- flatten into ~10cm (4") rounds
- let rise
- bake on dry griddle on low heat
- butter and sugar while still hot
- tear with fingers - do not cut!