Krofne (
Albanian and hr, krafne;
Bosnian and sr-Latn, krofne, sr-cyr, крофне; sl, krofi; mk, крофни) are airy filled
doughnuts. They are round and usually filled with
jelly,
marmalade
Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water. The well-known version is made from bitter orange. It is also made from lemons, limes, grapefruits, mandarins, sweet oranges, bergamot ...
,
jam
Jam is a type of fruit preserve.
Jam or Jammed may also refer to:
Other common meanings
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** Mobile phone jammer
** Echolocation jamming
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or
chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...
as well as butter,
Nutella
Nutella (; ; ) is a brand of sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread. Nutella is manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero and was first introduced in 1964, although its first iteration dates to 1963.
History
Pietro Ferrero owned a bakery in Alba, ...
and cinnamon. They can also be filled with
custard, or
cream
Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...
, but that is usually less common. The name comes from German ''
Krapfen'', and it is a variation of the Central European pastry known as the
Berliner. They are also similar to
beignet
Beignet ( , also , ; ) is a type of ''fritter'', or deep-fried pastry, usually made from yeast dough in France, possibly made from pâte à choux and called Pets-de-nonne, nun's fart, in France, but may also be made from other types of dough, i ...
s.
The recipe for homemade krofne includes
yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constit ...
,
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. Immune factors and immune-modula ...
,
sugar,
flour, salt,
butter
Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condimen ...
,
eggs
Humans and human ancestors have scavenged and eaten animal eggs for millions of years. Humans in Southeast Asia had domesticated chickens and harvested their eggs for food by 1,500 BCE. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especial ...
,
rum
Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Ph ...
,
lemon peel,
marmalade
Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits boiled with sugar and water. The well-known version is made from bitter orange. It is also made from lemons, limes, grapefruits, mandarins, sweet oranges, bergamot ...
and
powdered sugar
Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, or icing sugar, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains between 2% and 5% of an anti-caking agent – such as corn starch, p ...
. The dough is kneaded and prepared and then cut into small pieces, then made into a little ball, making it easier to cook.
In Croatia and Slovenia, the consumption of krofne, or krofi, increases significantly during the yearly winter festival of
Carnival. In Croatia, they are served on New Year's Day as a good-luck token as well as for prosperity., as well as for other holidays such as Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving .
Gallery
File:Micine krofne.jpg
See also
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List of doughnut varieties
Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. The following is a list of doughnut varieties.
Variations and specialties by region
The terms below constitute either names for different doughnut types created using local recipes, or for the local la ...
*
Jelly doughnut
A jelly doughnut, or jam donut, is a doughnut with a Fruit preserve filling.
Varieties include the Polish ''pączki'', the German '' Berliner'', the Israeli ''sufganiyot'', the southern European '' krafne'' and the Italian ''bombolone''.
Histor ...
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List of custard desserts
This is a list of custard desserts, comprising prepared desserts that use custard as a primary ingredient. Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on a cooked mixture of milk or cream and egg or egg yolk.
Custard desserts
Fi ...
References
External links
Krofne: video recipeRecepti i Kuvar online, krofne recepti__NOTOC__
Albanian cuisine
Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine
Croatian cuisine
Montenegrin cuisine
Serbian cuisine
Slovenian cuisine
Doughnuts
Custard desserts
Slovenian desserts
Croatian desserts
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