Remonce is a cake-filling paste used in various traditional
Danish pastries. It is made by creaming softened
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 ...
with
sugar, and is sometimes flavoured with
cinnamon (e.g. in
cinnamon snails),
cardamom
Cardamom (), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera ''Elettaria'' and ''Amomum'' in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia. They are r ...
,
custard,
marzipan, or
almond paste
Almond paste is made from ground almonds or almond meal and sugar in equal quantities, with small amounts of cooking oil, beaten eggs, heavy cream or corn syrup added as a binder. It is similar to ''marzipan'', but has a coarser texture. Almond pas ...
. Remonce is always baked along with the pastry.
Remonce is a Danish word and invention. In the English language it has been referred to as "Lord Mayor filling".
See also
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List of pastries
This is a list of pastries, which are small buns made using a stiff dough enriched with fat. Some dishes, such as pies, are made of a pastry casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients.
There are fi ...
*
List of butter dishes
References
External links
* Kvali Mad (Max)
Remonce filling - Lord Mayor filling - for danish pastry, "brunsviger", cinnamon buns etc. Various recipes, discussion and instructional Video. A private non-profit homepage from Denmark.
Danish pastries
Spreads (food)
Foods featuring butter
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