Runebergin Tortut

== Description ==
Runeberg's muffins
* For four - five persons
== Ingredients ==
* 200 g margarine or butter
* 2 dl sugar
* 2 eggs
* 2 dl wheat flour
* 1 tsp baking powder
* 1 tsp ground cardamom
* 2 dl sweet bread crumbs (e.g. crumbled biscuits)
* 2 dl ground almonds (approx. 80 g)
* 1 dl single cream
* solid raspberry jam
=== To moisten ===
* 2 dl water
* 1 dl sugar
* 2 – 3 tbsp arrack liqueur or rum
=== Topping ===
* solid raspberry jam or marmalade
=== Icing ===
* 1 dl icing sugar
* 2 tsp water or lemon juice
== Directions ==
# Preheat the oven to 200°C.
# Grind the almonds and combine them with the bread crumbs.
# cream the butter or margarine and sugar together.
# Add one egg at a time, beating the mixture well after each egg.
# Combine the flour and baking powder and stir into the mixture.
# Add the cardamom, bread crumbs and almonds and finally the cream.
# Mix lightly but do not unnecessarily stir the mixture.
# Grease a muffin mould and put a equal amount of the mixture into the hollows.
# Leave room for the mixture to raise in the hollows.
# Using a floured fingertip, press a hole in the middle of each muffin.
# Place about half a teaspoonful of jam or marmelade on each muffin.
# Bake in the middle of the oven for about 15 minutes.
# Boil the water and melt the sugar in it.
# Flavour with the alcohol.
# Moisten the baked muffins with the liquid.
# When the muffins are still hot, add another half a teaspoonful of jam in the middle.
# Let the muffins cool.
# Combine the icing sugar and water or lemon juice in a small bowl.
# Pour the liquid icing around the jam.
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Category:Finnish Desserts
Category:Pastry Recipes
Category:Almond Recipes
Category:Cardamom Recipes
Category:Arak Recipes
Category:Rum Recipes
Category:Raspberry preserves and jam Recipes
Category:Egg Recipes
Category:Wheat flour Recipes
Category:Crumb Recipes