Caraway Rice Cakes Recipes

IRISH CARAWAY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Grease and line a 7-inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
• Cream butter and sugar together until very soft and light. Beat eggs and gradually add into creamed butter mixture, beating constantly.
• Sift flour and baking powder together; add almonds (if using) and caraway seed.
• Add gradually into creamed mixture, beating constantly.
• Turn mixture into prepared pan.
• Scatter a few more caraway seeds on top.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
• Turn out of baking pan, remove paper and cool on a wire rack.
• This cake keeps well in airtight container.

SHALLOT CARAWAY RICE

Steps:

• In small or medium saucepan, heat oil and butter over medium heat.
• Add shallots and garlic cloves, sauté 3 minutes.
• Add caraway seeds, red pepper, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Sauté 2 minutes.
• Add rice and entire can of chicken broth. Stir, and bring to a boil.
• Cook rice according to directions on package.
• *If using long grain white rice, after bringing to a boil, cover, and simmer 20 minutes. Take off heat and let sit covered for 5 minutes, then open lid and fluff with fork. Serve hot.

CARAWAY RICE CAKES

Steps:

• In a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan bring water, broth, rice, caraway seeds, and salt to a boil and cook, covered, over very low heat until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat broiler and butter a baking sheet.
• Fluff rice with a fork. Fill a 1/3-cup measure with rice, packing it, and turn out onto baking sheet. Make 5 more rice cakes in same manner and arrange on baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently flatten cakes with back of a fork to 4 inches in diameter and cool 5 minutes. Brush rice cakes with butter and broil 3 to 4 inches from heat until pale golden, about 4 minutes.