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swedish egg coffee

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Recipe by
Mary Ann Hanson
@DeaconGrandma
Wakefield, NE

My sisters and I have drunk this coffee since we were old enough to hold a cup. It is the only way my grandmothers ever made it and my parents made it for years before finally succumbing to a coffee maker. It is more of a technique than a recipe. It is the smoothest coffee you will ever drink and worth the effort. It needs a regular stovetop coffeepot. Find an old enamel one at a flea market or go to the camping section and get one. Do not use the percolator basket.

yield 4 -6
prep time 5 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For swedish egg coffee

  • 1 lg
    egg
  • coffee, regular grind
  • water

How To Make swedish egg coffee

  • 1
    Fill coffeepot half full of water. Fill a teakettle with water. Put both on the stove to bring to a boil.
  • 2
    Break egg into a small jar. Add about a tablespoon of water. Replace lid and shake vigorously to blend well.
  • 3
    Spoon desired amount of coffee for the cups needed into a small bowl.
  • 4
    Pour some of the egg mixture over coffee in the bowl until well moistened. Mix well.
  • 5
    When water is boiling, add coffee mixture to the coffeepot and stir a couple of times and then leave it alone. Watch closely. It will boil over FAST!
  • 6
    When the coffee mixture in pot starts to come to a boil and rises in the pot, turn off heat and top off the pot with boiling water from the teakettle.
  • 7
    Cover coffee and let set for a minute with no heat. After a minute pour about 1/4 cup cold water over grounds floating in the pot (this helps them settle).
  • 8
    Cover coffeepot and let it set for another minute or two. If grounds have not settled, gently push them down with a spoon.
  • 9
    Pour coffee into cups through a strainer. Enjoy with milk or cream and sugar or just black!
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