mördeg

Swedish

Finnish sticks, a biscuit made of shortcrust flavoured with bitter almond.

Etymology

Compound of mör (“crumbly, tender”) +‎ deg (“dough”), attested since 1710.

Cognate with German Mürbeteig.

Noun

mördeg c

dough of butter, wheat flour, sugar, and sometimes egg; similar to pâte brisée and shortcrust pastry
Hypernyms: kakdeg (“cookie dough”), pajdeg (“pie dough”)

Hyponym: mördegskaka (“shortbread”)

See also

smördeg (“puff pastry”)
smuldeg (“crumb dough”)

References

mördeg in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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