Partar

Shortbread pastry particles

"Partar" (= "parts") are a typical Icelandic pastry, fine baked goods that are fried floating in hot fat.

Partar is traditionally eaten freshly spread with butter and jam, but depending on your taste it can also be served with a hearty topping, for example with cheese or hangikjöt.

Ingredients

500 g flour

2 Tbsp sugar

1 tsp coarse sea salt

50 g margarine

350 ml concentrated milk

Fat for deep frying

Preparation

In a large bowl, mix the flour with the sugar and salt.

Add the margarine in flakes and knead.

Then add the concentrated milk to the dough in portions...

.... and knead into a smooth dough.

It is best to let the dough rest in the refrigerator for a quarter of an hour.

Then roll out the dough to a thickness of approx. 0.5 cm.

... and cut into squares or triangles with a pastry wheel and carefully poke small holes in the cookies with a fork.

Heat the fat in a large pot. If you hold a wooden stick in the fat and small bubbles form on the edge, the temperature is right.

Then fry the pastry on both sides in the hot fat...

... and then drain on kitchen paper.

It's best to enjoy it a little warm.

Bon appetit!

[Translated from here.]