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

1. 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)