When the Austrian Empire collapsed in 1918, three
priceless cultural treasures survived the catastrophe: the
venerable name of Austria itself-applied to a smaller area
after the independence of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and
other parts of the realm; the imperial palace, galleries,
museums, collections and gardens they were nationalized;
and Austrian cooking.
I don't intend to praise or give a course in Austrian cooking, but simply to bring to your attention some recipes which are somewhat related to the Austrian army.
So here we go for you "Husaren."
HUSARENKRAPFERLN
Doughnut-like cookies for hussars
1 1/4 cubes butter
5 - 6 blanched chopped
almonds
1/3 cup sugar (170gr)
1 whole egg
2 egg yolks
powdered sugar
1 1/4 cups flour (170 gr)
some jam
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream the butter, sugar and yolks. Mix the flour and vanilla. Form small balls on a cookie sheet, make a depression on the top of each with a thimble; brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with the finely chopped almonds. Bake at 350F. (175C.) for 15-30 minutes until brown and sprinkle powdered sugar over them after baking. Before serving, fill the depression with jam. This yields about 35 doughnut-like "Krapferl."
These are ideal as wargamers' treats (and may even sweeten them up a bit!).
Leona's Corner
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