For Sunday's culinary adventure, we made watermelon and rollkuchen. Rollkuchen is a fritter of German Mennonite origin. Mark would eat them as a kid because his family and extended family on his mom's side had Mennonite origins. For those of you wondering, Mennonites are a sect of the christian church that used to be similar to the Amish. The Mennonites modernized a while ago, but kept a lot of their traditions, especially their culinary traditions. Culturally, the Mennonites pull primarily from Germany, but also from Russia, Ukraine and Sweden.
Rollkuchen
Rollkuchen, as stated above, are deep fried fritters, but they are not sweet. They are served with watermelon. With this being our first attempt at making rollkuchen, we had some trial and error. The first few batches we made, the dough was thicker which made the rollkuchen softer and more pillow-like. Once we experimented a bit more, we determined that we preferred them thinner and crispier.
We did end up sprinkling some of the rollkuchen with powdered sugar and it was a hit! Additionally, we read online that some people eat them drizzled with a syrup called Rogers Golden Syrup. We will try to find it for the next time.
Rollkuchen is best enjoyed with family and friends on a warm to hot day during the summer. Sweet Watermelon and rollkuchen is a perfect combination.
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