Swedish Almond Rusk (Mandel Skorper)
"My grandmother, who emigrated from Sweden to the United States when she was a little girl, passed on to our family a taste for cardamom," writes Lisa Tracy of Marion, Iowa.
Recipe information
Total Time
2 hr
Yield
Makes about 5 dozen
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Sift together flour, cardamom, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Step 3
Beat together butter, sugar, and extract with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in flour mixture at low speed just until combined, then stir in almonds.
Step 4
Form dough into 4 (11- by 2-inch) logs and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased large baking sheet.
Step 5
Bake logs in middle of oven until pale golden, about 20 minutes. Cool logs on sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to a cutting board and cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices with a serrated knife using a sawing motion.
Step 6
Reduce temperature to 300°F.
Step 7
Arrange rusks, cut sides down, on baking sheets and bake in batches in middle of oven until golden, about 18 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
