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Kammerjunker

The kammerjunker is a small Danish pastry made from cocoa shortcrust, filled with cream or jam and often rolled into a cone shape. It is served with coffee, especially at Christmas.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

695 kcal per serving

Protein
11.7 g
Carbohydrates
86.9 g
of which sugars
44.5 g
Fat
31.5 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Mix the flour, cocoa, sugar and salt in a bowl.
  2. Add the cold butter cut into cubes and rub in with your fingertips until the texture is sandy.
  3. Mix in the egg yolk, vanilla and cold milk, then bring the dough together without overworking it.
  4. Wrap and leave to rest for 30 minutes in the fridge.
  5. Roll out the dough to 4 mm thick and cut 6 cm by 10 cm rectangles.
  6. Wrap each rectangle around a small conical mould or a thin rolling pin, then place them on a tray.
  7. Bake at 180 °C for 12 minutes, leave to cool, then fill with jam and whipped cream before serving.

Variations and tips

Cream-free version. Replace the whipped cream with a little extra jam for a simpler version.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.