Rosette (cookie) explained

Rosette
Course:Snack, dessert
Type:Fritter
Main Ingredient:Batter (wheat flour, milk, sugar, salt, eggs)
Variations:Timbale, Kembang goyang

Rosette are thin, cookie-like fritters made with iron molds that are found in many cultures. They are crispy and typified by their lacy pattern.

Preparation

The batter is a blend of wheat flour, eggs, sugar and whole milk. Rosette cookies are formed with a rosette iron. This specialized tool has a long handle and with a metal shape, commonly stars, flowers, snowflakes or Christmas trees.[1] [2] In Kerala, India, Rosette cookies known as Achappam are made using rice flour.

The metal is heated in hot oil before it is dipped in batter. Returning the iron to the oil, the batter is detached from the mold when it is partially cooked and gently flipped to finish cooking. They are usually topped with sugar or honey, or the edges of rosettes are dipped into frosting.[3] [4] The process was recorded in the 19th century Ottoman cookbook Aşçı başı.

Swedish timbale can be made with rosette batter using a timbale mold instead of an iron. These can be made with savory fillings like creamed chicken and mushrooms.[5]

Geographic distribution

Versions of this cookie exist in places such as northern Europe, Iran, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.

This type of fritter exists in Scandinavian countries known as:

Rosette recipes are popular in the United States among families with Scandinavian ancestry.[7]

In Alentejo (Portugal), they are known as Portuguese: filhós de forma or Portuguese: filhós de floreta are popular at Christmas.[8] The batter is flavored with port and orange juice.[9]

In the Middle East and western Asia:

kulcha-e-panjerei

chebbak el-janna

They are typical of Anglo-Indian cuisine and a favourite among Indian Christians during the Christmas season introduced by the Dutch in the 1600s.[11] They are called rose cookies or rose biscuits in Indian-English.[12] [13] In India, they are made from flour, sugar, eggs and coconut milk:

achappam[14]

achappam

mahughara khaja

acchu murukku

gulabi puvvulu

In Cantonese they are known as Chinese: tong wan. It was introduced to Hawaii, where they are known as Chinese pretzels.[15] [16] [17] In Malaysia, they are known as kuih Loyang.[18]

See also

Related reading

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20081212214051/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/10-traditional-christmas-sweet-recipes/80326-19.html 10 Traditional Christmas Sweet Recipe
  2. http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/good-ol-christmas/article4235107.ece Good ol’ Christmas
  3. Web site: How to Make Scandinavian Rosette Cookies. thespruceeats.com . Kari Diehl . January 26, 2019 . March 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: How to Make Rosettes Cookies. thatskinnychickcanbake . March 1, 2020.
  5. Book: The Delta Cook Book: A Collection of Tested Recipes, Recommended by Experienced Housekeepers . 1917 . First Methodist Church Ladie's Aid Society . 24.
  6. Book: The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets . April 2015 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-931362-4 .
  7. Web site: Rosetter (rosettbakkelse). tine.no . March 1, 2020.
  8. Web site: Magalhães . Márcio . Receitas de filhós tradicionais, ou filhoses de Natal. Uma delícia! . NCultura . 6 November 2023 . pt-PT . 12 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Fernandes . Daniel . Filhós de Forma . Produtos Tradicionais Portugueses . Direção-Geral de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural . 6 November 2023 . pt.
  10. Web site: Flores . Maricruz Avalos . Buñuelos de Viento (Mexican Rosette Fritters) . M.A. Kitchen . 6 November 2023 . 4 November 2023.
  11. Web site: Cherian . Kaviya . The Rose Cookie Through the Lens of Colonialism . Whetstone Magazine . 6 November 2023 . 18 August 2023.
  12. Book: Bear . Laura . Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy, and the Intimate Historical Self . 2007 . 9780231140027.
  13. Book: Carsten . Janet . Ghosts of Memory: Essays on Remembrance and Relatedness . 15 April 2008 . 9780470691540.
  14. http://Kerala.citizenmatters.in/articles/4762-jolly-holly-trails-spirit-of-christmas-in-Kerala/print Experiencing the true spirit of Xmas in Kerala
  15. Web site: Yum Yum Cha: Let’s Eat Dim Sum in Hawaii – Staradvertiser . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . 6 November 2023.
  16. Book: Miura . Muriel . Tom . Lynette Lo . Yum Yum Cha: Let’s Eat Dim Sum in Hawaii . 2021 . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Honolulu . 978-1-949307-29-0.
  17. Web site: Linn . Nancy . CHINESE PRETZELS (TONG WAN) . www.hawaii.edu . 6 November 2023.
  18. http://www.nagpurtoday.in/a-rosy-sweet-for-christmas-rose-cookies-by-esme-stephens/ A rosy sweet for Christmas "Rose Cookies" by Esme Stephens

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