Skyrnaise

Homemade “Mayonnaise” made from Skyr

Ingredients

1 egg yolk
2 Tbsp vinegar
80 ml rapeseed oil
250 g skyr
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp mustard


Preparation

Carefully mix the egg yolks with the vinegar in a tall mixing bowl.

Then slowly and carefully pour in the oil while stirring constantly.

Fold in the skyr and then season the entire mixture with sugar and mustard.

Chill the finished "Skyrnaise" and serve as a dip, for example with baked potatoes with thyme, as here.

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Skyrkaka

Skyr cake

Skyr is particularly popular in "healthy cuisine" in Iceland and you can often find skyr as an ingredient in Icelandic diabetic recipes, like this Skyrkaka!


Ingredients

150 g coarse oat flakes
2 Tbsp birch sugar
50 g melted butter

2 Tbsp jam

350 g plain skyr
100 g whipping cream
2 Tbsp birch sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp grated vanilla


Preparation

Mix the oat flakes with the birch sugar and the melted butter...

...and place in a springform pan (approx. 22 cm) lined with baking paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C) upper and lower heat for about 10 minutes.

Remove the base from the oven, let it cool briefly and spread with the jam. Then let it cool down well.

For the Skyr cream, whip the cream until stiff. Then add the skyr, birch sugar, cinnamon and vanilla and mix everything until smooth.

Carefully pour the skyr mixture onto the cake base and smooth it out...

...and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving.

Bon appetit - verði þér að góðu!

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Bláberjasíld með skyrsósu

Blueberry herring in skyr sauce

Ingredients for 6 people

600 g pickled herring
200 g plain skyr
150 g Miracle Whip (10%)
1 tsp sea salt
200 g fresh blueberries


Preparation

Mix the skyr with the Miracle Whip and the salt.

Cut the pickled herring into bite-sized pieces and mix with the Skyr marinade.

Wash the blueberries and stir in half of them, then arrange the remaining blueberries on the blueberry herring for decoration.

The bláberjasíld is traditionally served with fresh rúgbrauð.

Looks like a delicious dessert... and it is delicious, but it's not a dessert!

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Appelsína skyr

Orange Skyr

Ingredients for 4 desserts


4 oranges
400 g plain skyr
150 g butter biscuits
100 g white chocolate
3 Tbsp powdered sugar
1 tsp ground vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon


Preparation

Peel the oranges and puree them thoroughly in the blender.

Grind the butter biscuits and chop the chocolate.

Set aside 2 tablespoons each of the ground cookies and the chopped chocolate.

Mix the rest thoroughly in a large bowl together with the skyr and the pureed oranges, ...

...season to taste with the powdered sugar, vanilla and a little cinnamon.

Divide the skyr mixture between 4 dessert glasses, sprinkle each with 1/2 tablespoon of cookie crumbs and chopped chocolate and leave to freeze in the freezer for at least 2 hours.

Allow to thaw in the refrigerator for about 1 hour before serving.

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Skyrdrykkur

Skyr drink

Whereas skyr is sold in some countries outside of Iceland, it's different for skyr drinks. In Iceland you can get Skyrdrykkur in practically every supermarket, no matter how small. Of course, you can make it yourself with skyr!

Ingredients per jar

250 ml skyr

80 g frozen blueberries

30 g frozen strawberries

1/2 ripe banana

5 ice cubes

Preparation

Put all the ingredients in a blender, puree everything thoroughly, strain through a sieve and then enjoy straight away!

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Skyrdrykkur "Orka"

Skyr drink “Energy”

By the way, the name of this Skyr drink has nothing to do with "Orca = whales", but "orka" simply means "energy" or "power" in Icelandic. The term is also regularly found in the calorie information on packaged foods.


Ingredients

2 bananas
1 papaya
1 pineapple
3 juice oranges
450 g plain skyr
2 Tbsp agave syrup
 

Preparation

Peel and chop bananas, papaya and pineapple...

 
...and puree together in the blender.

Halve the oranges and squeeze them.

Then mix the pureed fruit thoroughly together with the skyr and the freshly squeezed orange juice and season with the agave syrup.

Then serve fresh!

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Skyrkúlur

Skyr balls (confectionery)

Ingredients

180 g plain skyr
40 g fine oat flakes
2 tsp baking cocoa
1 tsp cappuccino powder
2 Tbsp coconut flakes
1 Tbsp sugar

For the coating:
2 Tbsp coconut flakes
40 g dark chocolate (85%)

Preparation
 
Stir skyr and oat flakes. Let it shortly swell.

Add cocoa, cappuccino powder, ...

... coconut flakes and sugar and process it to a smooth mixture.

Using your hands, form about 30 small, barely walnut-sized balls and put them into the fridge.

Roll 15 of the balls in coconut flakes.
For the other 15 ball, melt chocolate in a water bath, roll them in the melted chocolate ...

... and place them on a sheet of baking paper to drop off.

Put the balls for at least half an hour into the refrigerator. Serve them well cooled.

The confectionery ball can be kept in the refrigerator for some days.

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