I would do funny things like mix sour cream with
black currant preserves and call it ice cream.
Traditionally these cookies are filled with
black currant preserves.
Linzer cookies are actually a take on the Austrian Linzer Torte traditionally made with almonds and
black currant preserves.
Traditionally this torte consisted of a crust made with flour, ground nuts (traditionally almonds), sugar, egg yolks, spices and lemon zest that was filled with
black currant preserves and then topped with a lattice crust.
As I mentioned above, traditionally
black currant preserves were used to fill the Linzertorte, but any flavor of jam or preserves can be used to sandwich the cookies together.
Not exact matches
Raspberry or plum
preserves would also work nicely but nothing beats the taste of real
black currants, atop a buttery, flaky scone dough.
Traditionally this torte consisted of a crust made with flour, ground nuts (traditionally almonds), sugar, egg yolks, spices and lemon zest that was filled with
preserves (traditionally
black currant) and then topped with a lattice crust.
Producers include an artisan from North Carolina, Farmer's Daughter, who makes local products like Pumpkin Chip and Scuppernong
Preserves; from Alaska, Kahiltna Birchworks, who makes Wild Mixed Berry Fruit Spread; from Oregon, Ayers Creek, with their Loganberry
Preserve; from Colorado, High Desert Fruit, with their Sour Cherry Confiture; from Oregon, Queener Fruit Farm, with their
Black Currant Jam; and from the Bay Area (Healdsburg), Dry Creek Peach with their Peach Jam.
Promising:
Black Currants Like other berries, black currants offer anthocyanins and polyphenols (potent antioxidants known to preserve brain health as you
Black Currants Like other berries, black currants offer anthocyanins and polyphenols (potent antioxidants known to preserve brain health as y
Currants Like other berries,
black currants offer anthocyanins and polyphenols (potent antioxidants known to preserve brain health as you
black currants offer anthocyanins and polyphenols (potent antioxidants known to preserve brain health as y
currants offer anthocyanins and polyphenols (potent antioxidants known to
preserve brain health as you age).