Rosette (cookie)
Deep-fried pastry
title: "Rosette (cookie)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["christmas-food", "fritters", "norwegian-desserts", "swedish-desserts", "turkish-desserts", "afghan-desserts", "tunisian-cuisine", "portuguese-desserts", "hawaiian-desserts"] description: "Deep-fried pastry" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosette_(cookie)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Deep-fried pastry ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rosette |
| image | Rosettes.JPG |
| image_size | 250px |
| caption | Sugared rosettes from a bakery |
| course | Snack, dessert |
| type | Fritter |
| main_ingredient | Batter (wheat flour, milk, sugar, salt, eggs) |
| variations | Timbale, Kembang goyang, Kokis, Achappam |
| :: |
| name = Rosette | image = Rosettes.JPG | image_size = 250px | caption = Sugared rosettes from a bakery | alternate_name = | country = | region = | creator = | course = Snack, dessert | type = Fritter | served = | main_ingredient = Batter (wheat flour, milk, sugar, salt, eggs) | minor_ingredient = | variations = Timbale, Kembang goyang, Kokis, Achappam
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Rosettes are thin, cookie-like fritters made with iron molds that are found in many cultures. They are crispy and characterized by their lacy pattern.
Preparation
The batter is a blend of wheat, flour, eggs, sugar, and whole milk. Rosette cookies are formed with a rosette iron. This specialized tool has a long handle and with a metal shape, commonly stars, flowers, snowflakes or Christmas trees. In Kerala, India, Rosette cookies known as Achappam are made using rice flour.
The metal is heated in hot oil before it is dipped in batter. Returning the iron to the oil, the batter is detached from the mold when it is partially cooked and gently flipped to finish cooking. They are usually topped with sugar or honey, The process was recorded in the 19th century Ottoman cookbook Aşçı başı.
Swedish timbale can be made with rosette batter using a timbale mold instead of an iron. These can be made with savory fillings like creamed chicken and mushrooms.
Geographic distribution
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Versions of this cookie exist in places such as northern Europe, Iran, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.
This type of fritter exists in Nordic countries known as:
- Denmark: rosetbakkelse
- Finland: rosetti
- Norway: rosettbakkels; rosetter
- Swedish: struvor
Rosette recipes are popular in the United States among families with Scandinavian ancestry.{{cite web|url= https://www.tine.no/oppskrifter/kaker/vafler-og-smakaker/rosetter-rosettbakkelse|title = Rosetter (rosettbakkelse) |website= tine.no |access-date=March 1, 2020}}
In Alentejo (Portugal), they are known as filhós de forma () or filhós de floreta () are popular at Christmas. The batter is flavored with port and orange juice.
- Spain: flores manchegas ()
- Mexico: buñuelos de viento ()
In the Middle East and western Asia:
- Afghanistan: kulcha-e-panjerei ()
- Iran: shirini panjerei (شیرینی پنجرهای)
- Turkey: demir tatlisi
- Tunisia: chebbak el-janna
They are typical of Anglo-Indian cuisine and a favourite among Indian Christians during the Christmas season. They are called rose cookies or rose biscuits in Indian-English. In India, they are made from flour, sugar, eggs and coconut milk:
- Bangla: fuljhuri pitha, fulkuchi pitha
- Malayalam: achappam
- Odia: mahughara khaja
- Tamil: acchu murukku
- Sinhala and Sri Lankan Tamil dialects: kokis
- Telugu: gulabi puvvulu
In Cantonese they are known as tong wan. It was introduced to Hawaii, where they are known as Chinese pretzels. In Malaysia, they are known as kuih Loyang.
References
Related reading
- Astrid Karlsen Scott (2000) Authentic Norwegian Cooking (Nordic Adventures). .
- Jan Hedh (2012) Swedish Cookies, Tarts, and Pies (Skyhorse). .
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