Ooh! Thank you for posting this - I'm a frequent baker, and the holidays are coming, so I have the perfect excuse to try this out. The pictures are a great idea too (especially for clueless non-Finns... :D).
:) Excellent! Keep the pulla coming and the world will be yours :D Or at least, you will get very good and devoted friends by serving them pulla, frequently.
Seriously. It takes a few hours to bake korvapuusti ("box on the ear"), mostly because of the rising, but both the taste and the smell are heavenly. And as an added bonus, pulla is far more healthier than almost any other kind of sweet bakery. (As much as I love American cookies, the sheer amount of fat, sugar, chocolate and nuts I put in the batter makes me cringe >_<)
Do not worry my child, I could do absolutely nuthing in the kitchen when I moved out of my parents (spoiled by daddy, much?). I first got interested when I had my own kitchen, and a very, VERY thin wallet. Did you know that you can make an excellent soup out of potatoes, carrots and onions alone? *shudders* I'm so glad those "tuna, macaroni and a bit of cheese on Sundays" days are well over.
Now I'm wondering if your cinnamon rolls and our korvapuusti is actually the very same thing? At least your cinnamon rolls LOOK like ours, and they are made, I think, pretty much the same way (yeast dough, etc). Have you got a recipe? *bats eyelashes*
I can probably find my gran's cinnamon-roll recipe, if you're curious... it sounds quite similar, though, except that they're sliced straight, set swirl-side-up, and baked in a square or rectangular cake pan and then cut apart afterwards. It's also traditional to coat the pan in a thick layer of brown sugar and butter, so things get very rich and gooey. And I mustn't forget the icing... :D :D :D
It's also traditional to coat the pan in a thick layer of brown sugar and butter, so things get very rich and gooey. And I mustn't forget the icing
Now, THAT'S what I call baking :))) MMmmMMM! Sounds deliciously sinful! I must try that someday! That reminds me of the "proper" way to bake karjalanpiirakat. I think the official recipe says to brush the baked piirakka with melted butter, but the unofficial and proper way is to DIP the piirakka in to melted butter :)) 'Cause otherwise the pasty made of nothing but rye and rice would be too healthy, or something.
I wouldn't mind to get the proper recipe, but don't go through much trouble trying to find one. I have a Big American Cookbook at home in Helsinki, so I guess I already have a recipe, come to think of it...
I once came across a recipe message board where someone has posted a korvapuusti recipe, and all the comments were complaining that they can't understand just how you are supposed the whack the poor rolls with a knife, and why. Hence the idea of an illustrated recipe. That, and that I get all twitchy when I can't take any photos in a while, so I'll use any excuse I can to take some *g*
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Seriously. It takes a few hours to bake korvapuusti ("box on the ear"), mostly because of the rising, but both the taste and the smell are heavenly. And as an added bonus, pulla is far more healthier than almost any other kind of sweet bakery. (As much as I love American cookies, the sheer amount of fat, sugar, chocolate and nuts I put in the batter makes me cringe >_<)
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Although I must admit, my cookies never seem to hang around long either... :D
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LOL!!! You housewife, you! :D
Do not worry my child, I could do absolutely nuthing in the kitchen when I moved out of my parents (spoiled by daddy, much?). I first got interested when I had my own kitchen, and a very, VERY thin wallet. Did you know that you can make an excellent soup out of potatoes, carrots and onions alone? *shudders* I'm so glad those "tuna, macaroni and a bit of cheese on Sundays" days are well over.
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Really - those look amazing!! I'm saving your recipe to try some day soon!
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Now I'm wondering if your cinnamon rolls and our korvapuusti is actually the very same thing? At least your cinnamon rolls LOOK like ours, and they are made, I think, pretty much the same way (yeast dough, etc). Have you got a recipe? *bats eyelashes*
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Now, THAT'S what I call baking :))) MMmmMMM! Sounds deliciously sinful! I must try that someday! That reminds me of the "proper" way to bake karjalanpiirakat. I think the official recipe says to brush the baked piirakka with melted butter, but the unofficial and proper way is to DIP the piirakka in to melted butter :)) 'Cause otherwise the pasty made of nothing but rye and rice would be too healthy, or something.
I wouldn't mind to get the proper recipe, but don't go through much trouble trying to find one. I have a Big American Cookbook at home in Helsinki, so I guess I already have a recipe, come to think of it...
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uhm... now I am hungry ;)
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I once came across a recipe message board where someone has posted a korvapuusti recipe, and all the comments were complaining that they can't understand just how you are supposed the whack the poor rolls with a knife, and why. Hence the idea of an illustrated recipe. That, and that I get all twitchy when I can't take any photos in a while, so I'll use any excuse I can to take some *g*
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