Danish/4 recipes

A traditional Danish Smørrebrød spread with smoked salmon, shrimp, roast beef, ham, blue cheese, eggs and fresh fruit on rye bread. A stunning no-cook platter that feeds 12.

Cardamom aebleskiver: Danish-style round pancake balls cooked in a special aebleskive pan, lightly spiced with cardamom and served hot with powdered sugar and jam.

Aeblekage: a traditional Danish apple cake with cinnamon-dusted apples baked under a buttery cake batter. Equal-weight flour-sugar-butter ratio for tender, golden-topped slices.

Danish-inspired cabbage casserole layered with seasoned ground beef in tomato sauce spiced with cinnamon, cloves, thyme, and basil. A hearty, budget-friendly baked dinner with Scandinavian warmth.

Barb's special sweet bread dough Part I. A laminated yeasted dough folded with butter in three turns, the master base for danishes, kringles, and filled pastries. Family recipe from 1850s tradition.

Plunderhornchen, German almond crescents made from flaky laminated Danish dough wrapped around homemade almond paste and candied fruit, baked golden and brushed with apricot glaze. A buttery bakery-style treat.

Karrysalat is the Danish curry herring salad with pickled herring, macaroni, cucumber, and mushrooms in a curried sour cream and mayonnaise dressing. A traditional Scandinavian smorrebrod topping with a unique East-meets-North flavor.

Danish almond cookies (Mandel Kager) with cardamom and cinnamon, brushed with egg wash and topped with a blanched almond half. A traditional Scandinavian Christmas cookie.

Danish leveropostej: a classic pork liver pate with anchovies, onion, allspice, and clove, wrapped in pork fat and baked in a water bath. Served sliced on smorrebrod or as a first course.

Crustless spinach and cheese pie with ricotta, Gruyere, ham, mushrooms, zucchini, and a whisper of nutmeg. Italian-style savory pie, low-carb, ready in 45 minutes.

Easy, quick and rich tasting pasta and it's ready in 20 minutes.