A very typical Swedish sweet is “chokladbollar” (chocolate balls) which are very fast to make and is perfect together with a cup of coffee at the swedish fika. These Swedish gingerbread balls are sort of the Christmas cousin of the chocolate balls. They are equally fast to make and could be enjoyed together with Swedish glögg if you have gotten tired of standard gingerbread cookies or lussekatter (Swedish saffron buns).
Here you can find this recipe in swedish.
Recipe: Swedish gingerbread balls (pepparkaksbollar)
Ingredients
- 200 g almond paste
- 100 g butter
- 300 ml rolled oats
- ½ tbsp ground ginger
- ½ tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- pearl sugar
Instructions
- Heat up the butter so it is soft but not melted
- Grate the almond paste
- Mix all ingredients with the help of a hand mixer with the dough hooks
- Take a plate and pour pearl sugar on it
- Start rolling small balls of the dough and then cover them in pearl sugar
- Ready to eat right away!
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What is the almond paste you refer to that needs grating?