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Fattigmann

Also known as: Fattigmannbakkels

Twisted Norwegian Christmas pastries with cream, egg yolks, cognac and cardamom.

Fattigmann — illustrative food image

About Fattigmann

Matprat places fattigmann among Norway's traditional seven kinds of Christmas cakes. These small pastries have a diamond shape with one point threaded through a slit, giving them their characteristic twist.

Egg yolks and whipped cream enrich the sweet wheat dough. Cognac contributes aroma, while ground cardamom provides the familiar warm spice note.

The pastries have a golden exterior and a delicate, crisp texture. Their folded centres and pointed ends give each piece its distinctive outline, with the cooled cakes forming a small festive assortment.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Egg, Milk, Wheat.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Fattigmann

Matprat's Norwegian Christmas fattigmann with cream and cognac.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Egg yolks: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual43.
  • Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Whipped cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual45 pisket kremfløte dairy cream, broader cream candidate; upstream stabilisers/sugar unprovided, not invented.
  • Cognac: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Ground cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual47 malt kardemomme, anatomicaltype unprovided; ground form named, broader cardamom link.
  • Wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. Actual48 hvetemel and86 explicitly remaining SAME wheatflour for rolling, no unidentified separate dust allocation.
  • Lard: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual49/89 smult first actual named fryfat selected over generic matfett alternative; conventional lard, product full formula unknown.

Origins & food traditions

Countries

  • Norway
  • NorwayCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Matprat - Fattigmann