A question from Turkey

[tugo]

Dear friends;
I am a new member and I believe this is the right place to ask what I have in mind since a long time and will be very happy if I can get your opinions.

My grand mother used to cook some kind of breakfast stuff ( for me it was a desert) called " murtuva". By chance I learned that this word means (if I am not wrong) in Finnish, " to split into small pieces", which indeed was made by adding flour+butter+eggs and as the flour starts to becoming brownish colour, the stuff was splitted into small pieces by a fork and later dressed by honey ,sugar powder or fresh cream.

This recipe is known only in one city "VAN" which is near to the Russian border and I have heard that it is also known in some regions of Russia. Later I met "Kaiser Schmaren" in Austria, which seems allmost similar.

Do you have such a recipe and if so what is it called? Also another one called "kavut" just browned flour in butter?

Thanks an advance for any information you can give )

[EP]

Do you have such a recipe and if so what is it called? Also another one called "kavut" just browned flour in butter?

You are right, "murtuva" means "something that breaks into little pieces" in Finnish. But no, as far as I know we don´t have such a recipe. But what you call "kavut" we certainly had at least back in the 1950`s. Flour, butter and some water added was called "brown sauce" and it was eaten with potatoes. Meat was a rare treat eaten on Sundays and big feasts. Potatoes, brown sauce, carrots. Potatoes, brown sauce, carrots. Potatoes, brown sauce, carrots. The horror of winter diet.

[blaugrau]

The Austrian "Kaiserschmarrn" is a very simple dish: use the same ingredients as for a pancake and instead of making it smooth, just shred it in the pan.

You find a description (with a link to the recipe on the bottom of the page) on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserschmarren

[tugo]

Potatoes, brown sauce, carrots. Potatoes, brown sauce, carrots. Potatoes, brown sauce, carrots. The horror of winter diet.

) EP, yes we had also similar experiences in the past. Thanks for your quick post.

The Austrian "Kaiserschmarrn" is a very simple dish: use the same ingredients as for a pancake and instead of making it smooth, just shred it in the pan.

You find a description (with a link to the recipe on the bottom of the page) on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiserschmarren

blaugrau, thanks, I can cook kaiserschmarren, though they eat mostly with plum compote, I prefer with honey:))

[blaugrau]

Sorry, I kind of misinterpreted your original question, but think I got it now after having read it again Mahlzeit!

[tugo]

Mahlzeit!

danke, schmeckt gut:))