Thank you for taking us along in the testing process of finding innovative way to make joulutortu. The successes and failures! I’m excited to make some of my own.
I agree. I enjoyed this very much. Last year I made the dough from scratch and in this south Texas heat, it turned into a mess haha. I was able to salvage a dozen or so. Very yummy! This year I will try your methods instead!
New to the channel, I thought the pun on the channel name was really cool x) I'm not into fruit jam but I really love the ones with nuts like chestnut, and we have a pumpkin one with nuts in it. I'll have to give this a try with one of those!
@@finnishyourplate I just got as well doce de gila/chila. Not sure what it's called in English. It's used in some traditional Portuguese sweets and I love it a lot x)
@pdk9903 I like that idea! Let me know how it turns out, I wonder if it would be possible to do with any jam that's not quite thick enough to make it suitable for the oven.
@@finnishyourplate Yes, that's my thought exactly! I was also playing around with the idea of adding pectin as it's a great thickener, but maybe that's a bit overkill at the moment. I'll let you know how it went!
2:27 Even jam in Finland is sisukas, it doesn't melt in the oven :D When I was in Finland this summer, I couldn't find any star cookies that were fully done, only some that were ready for baking. I guess there's no special taste in them, only the traditional shape. I wonder if I will be able to find some in early-mid September -- Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year :) I have a question... um... you know how Italians get all worked up when you put pineapple on a pizza... Well, I think I've found something that I liked but that could make at least some Finns mad. Can you put milk into a Finnish-style long drink?
@@petrirantavalli859 Alcohol doesn't (I just checked). Sour juices (like lemon juice) do, which is why the order of operations is important :) I pour the milk last (as quickly as possible), give it a good mix with a spoon (I don't have a shaker) and start drinking right away, before milk can separate too much. Of course, I don't put milk into just any long drink, because it would end up tasting like milk (not necessarily a bad thing if you really like milk, but not what I'm going for). If you want a stronger citrus taste but don't like the sourness/bitterness that comes with it, milk can help with that. If you add milk in the right proportions, you won't taste it in the drink (maybe a tiny aftertaste) and you'll be able to enjoy the taste of gin with a strong citrus flavor. Obviously, it's important not to go overboard with the citrus juice, or else it would dominate the taste of the gin anyway.
@daniil_berezhnov I think it's kinda funny when people get upset what other people cook or eat. Especially when often times they're wrong when they claim that the food is being made wrong. Having said that, this is an odd pairing, I thought it would curdle, not because of the alcohol but because of the carbonation. How did you come up with that, is it a common pairing where you are? I think in Finland mixing milk with alcohol is sometimes associated with alcoholics, who are already suffering from the effects of drinking and they need to calm their stomachs down. Like for example buttermilk and Gambina (a low-quality gin&vermouth drink).
@@finnishyourplate Haha, I had no idea it's associated with alcoholics :) Also no idea how common it is here, but probably quite rare. I simply know that you can drink milk with spicy food to help with the burning sensation and thought, maybe it can also soften the taste of grapefruit, for example.
Thank you for taking us along in the testing process of finding innovative way to make joulutortu. The successes and failures! I’m excited to make some of my own.
Yeah failures happen pretty often, at least for me. I hope someone can at least learn from them!
I agree. I enjoyed this very much. Last year I made the dough from scratch and in this south Texas heat, it turned into a mess haha. I was able to salvage a dozen or so. Very yummy! This year I will try your methods instead!
New to the channel, I thought the pun on the channel name was really cool x) I'm not into fruit jam but I really love the ones with nuts like chestnut, and we have a pumpkin one with nuts in it. I'll have to give this a try with one of those!
Thanks for joining! Oh chestnut filling sounds good! I would do hazelnuts as well in a heartbeat.
@@finnishyourplate I just got as well doce de gila/chila. Not sure what it's called in English. It's used in some traditional Portuguese sweets and I love it a lot x)
I'm going to try a stiff guava marmalade for these, just to experiment! thanks for a great episode!
@pdk9903 Oh that's an excellent idea! Are you making it yourself or is it premade?
@finnishyourplate I'm thinking of getting some premade and boiling it down further! 😅
@pdk9903 I like that idea! Let me know how it turns out, I wonder if it would be possible to do with any jam that's not quite thick enough to make it suitable for the oven.
@@finnishyourplate Yes, that's my thought exactly! I was also playing around with the idea of adding pectin as it's a great thickener, but maybe that's a bit overkill at the moment. I'll let you know how it went!
I made a batch last night. They were excellent!
Excellent!
2:27 Even jam in Finland is sisukas, it doesn't melt in the oven :D
When I was in Finland this summer, I couldn't find any star cookies that were fully done, only some that were ready for baking. I guess there's no special taste in them, only the traditional shape. I wonder if I will be able to find some in early-mid September -- Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year :)
I have a question... um... you know how Italians get all worked up when you put pineapple on a pizza... Well, I think I've found something that I liked but that could make at least some Finns mad. Can you put milk into a Finnish-style long drink?
alcohol and grape juice make the milk separate but you do you. :)
@@petrirantavalli859 Alcohol doesn't (I just checked). Sour juices (like lemon juice) do, which is why the order of operations is important :) I pour the milk last (as quickly as possible), give it a good mix with a spoon (I don't have a shaker) and start drinking right away, before milk can separate too much.
Of course, I don't put milk into just any long drink, because it would end up tasting like milk (not necessarily a bad thing if you really like milk, but not what I'm going for). If you want a stronger citrus taste but don't like the sourness/bitterness that comes with it, milk can help with that. If you add milk in the right proportions, you won't taste it in the drink (maybe a tiny aftertaste) and you'll be able to enjoy the taste of gin with a strong citrus flavor. Obviously, it's important not to go overboard with the citrus juice, or else it would dominate the taste of the gin anyway.
@daniil_berezhnov I think it's kinda funny when people get upset what other people cook or eat. Especially when often times they're wrong when they claim that the food is being made wrong.
Having said that, this is an odd pairing, I thought it would curdle, not because of the alcohol but because of the carbonation.
How did you come up with that, is it a common pairing where you are? I think in Finland mixing milk with alcohol is sometimes associated with alcoholics, who are already suffering from the effects of drinking and they need to calm their stomachs down. Like for example buttermilk and Gambina (a low-quality gin&vermouth drink).
@@finnishyourplate Haha, I had no idea it's associated with alcoholics :) Also no idea how common it is here, but probably quite rare. I simply know that you can drink milk with spicy food to help with the burning sensation and thought, maybe it can also soften the taste of grapefruit, for example.
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