Comments on: Finnish Meatballs with Allspice, Sour Cream and Lingonberries http://leitesculinaria.com/10633/recipes-finnish-meatballs-sour-cream-lingonberries.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Recipes, Food, and Cooking Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:52:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Testers Choice http://leitesculinaria.com/10633/recipes-finnish-meatballs-sour-cream-lingonberries.html#comment-45671 Testers Choice Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:23:52 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=10633#comment-45671 [Brenda Carleton] As I have celiac disease, I obviously didn't use regular white bread, but substituted white gluten-free bread, which worked just as well. I also substituted white rice flour for all-purpose flour. The recipe specifies ground allspice, but I like to toast whole and grind for a fresher, more intoxicating flavor. Of course, that is not necessary, but is my personal preference. These meatballs are nothing really unusual at all, but are very tasty with the creamy sauce. We do not have lingonberries here, and at the time I did not have lingonberry preserves, so I used cranberry jam. Red currant would also work nicely. The slightly sweet yet savory meatballs contrasted nicely wit the tart jam. Perhaps next time I will add a touch of freshly-grated nutmeg as well. To sum up — a simple and basic — yet delicious — meatball recipe that deserves to be enjoyed again and again. [Brenda Carleton] As I have celiac disease, I obviously didn’t use regular white bread, but substituted white gluten-free bread, which worked just as well. I also substituted white rice flour for all-purpose flour. The recipe specifies ground allspice, but I like to toast whole and grind for a fresher, more intoxicating flavor. Of course, that is not necessary, but is my personal preference.

These meatballs are nothing really unusual at all, but are very tasty with the creamy sauce. We do not have lingonberries here, and at the time I did not have lingonberry preserves, so I used cranberry jam. Red currant would also work nicely. The slightly sweet yet savory meatballs contrasted nicely wit the tart jam. Perhaps next time I will add a touch of freshly-grated nutmeg as well. To sum up — a simple and basic — yet delicious — meatball recipe that deserves to be enjoyed again and again.

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