| Vanilla Heart | |
| Alternate Name: | Vaniljhjärta |
| Type: | Pastry |
| Course: | Dessert |
| Creators: | --> |
| Mintime: | 60 |
| Maxtime: | 90 |
| Served: | Slightly cold to room temperature |
| Main Ingredient: | Butter, flour, egg, milk, sugar, potato starch, and vanilla |
| Minor Ingredient: | Powdered sugar |
| Serving Size: | 60 g |
| Other: | Needs to cool for additional 30 minutes. |
Vanilla hearts, or vaniljhjärtan in Swedish, is a type of pastry made of shortcrust dough formed into hearts, filled with vanilla cream, with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. They are usually found among the top-ten when it comes to Sweden's most liked small biscuits and cakes.[1]
While the heart is the most common shape it can be baked in a variety of molds, such as pleated. In a recipe from 1913's edition of Prinsessornas kokbok they have a plain round shape and is called Norska linser (English: Norwegian lenses).[2]